Maria Pena Herrera, 24
New York City, New York
August 04, 2001
Agencies: New York Police Department NYPD
Cause of death: Vehicular
Last updated: almost 4 years ago
Overview 
Around 9PM on August 4th, 2001 Herrera/Pena family were crossing 3rd Avenue on 46th Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, when all of them were struck by NYPD officer Joseph Gray who was driving a minivan, drunk, after 12 hours of drinking and hanging out in a strip club.
Legal Action
April 2002 Trial of officer begins
Community and Family Efforts
Additional Resources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Gray_(police_officer) added July 02, 2020 03:25
- https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/23/nyregion/trial-of-former-officer-opens-in-dwi-manslaughter-case.html added July 02, 2020 03:25
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6444250/maria-herrera added July 02, 2020 03:25
- https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/06/nyregion/with-a-fourth-death-a-family-s-last-hope-is-lost.html added July 02, 2020 03:25
- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dKmaV_JiWcG8XBoRgP8b4e9Eopkpgt7FL7nyspvzAsE/edit#gid=0 added July 02, 2020 03:18