The project still needs approval from the state Department of Transportation, which is in charge of the West Side Highway. State transportation officials said they were still reviewing the plan.

And what was going on at the time was that the 34-year-old detective had just seen Lien roll over a biker on the West Side Highway with his 4,000-pound Range Rover.

Fatalities per 100,000 people: 12.4 Median annual pay: $42,540 Dave and Les Jacobs/Kolostock/Getty Images Fatalities per 100,000 people: 14.31 Median annual pay: $42,570 Vstock/Getty Images ...