NYPD Nabs, But Then Undercharges, Hit-and-Run Driver of Bike-Riding Pro Wrestler
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But for some reason, he was not charged with the far-more-serious count of leaving the scene — which is punishable by up to seven years in jail.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about District Attorneys
Manhattan DA Vance Charges Reckless Cyclist with Penalty He Rarely Levies Against Drivers
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No one is arguing that the top prosecutor should not have charged the biker with the high-level misdemeanor of reckless endangerment, but why doesn't he levy the same charge with any regularity to motorists who do the very same thing?
Kill a Woman With a Gun? Twenty Years to Life. Kill a Woman With a Car? A $750 Fine.
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As a politician, Manhattan DA Cy Vance has put forward a great bill to hold drivers accountable. As a prosecutor, he has failed to do so consistently. A new case makes that crystal clear.
Pols Offer New Law to Hold Reckless Drivers Accountable
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The days of "It was just an accident!" may soon be over.
Trucker With Suspended License Killed a Cyclist — And Got Only Another Suspended License
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The father of the slain cyclist, 45-year-old Aaron Padwee, called it “a joke,” that will clearly do nothing to keep driver Agustin Osorio-Torres off the road.
NYPD Arrests Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Woman in Sheepshead Bay
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Cops on Monday said they arrested the hit-and-run driver who ran over a 66-year-old woman in Sheepshead Bay last week, leaving her for dead.