Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about New York State DMV

85-Year-Old Driver Hits 3 on Brooklyn Sidewalk, Killing 1

By Brad Aaron | Jan 31, 2017 | 8 Comments

There is no maximum age for driving in New York State. The DMV resources page for older drivers is six sentences long and refers people who are concerned about their driving skills to the AARP.

New Yorkers call for DMV reforms at a January 2015 vigil for Allison Liao, who was killed by a reckless driver in Queens. Photo: Anna Zivarts/Flickr

Cuomo’s DMV: No Rhyme or Reason Guiding Penalties for Deadly Motorists

By Brad Aaron | Dec 2, 2016 | No Comments

Over the last few years, advocates have called for standardized practices from DMV to suspend or revoke the licenses of drivers whose recklessness behind the wheel leads to serious injury or death. But a review of recent hearings after fatal crashes reveals no apparent rhyme or reason to the penalties for deadly driving meted out by DMV.

Driver Who Killed 3 People on Bronx Sidewalk Charged With Manslaughter

By Brad Aaron | Oct 20, 2016 | 6 Comments

District Attorney Darcel Clark filed manslaughter and homicide charges against a motorist who fatally struck three people, including a child, on a Bronx sidewalk last year. Howard Unger was indicted this week on three counts of manslaughter, three counts of assault, three counts of homicide, one count of misdemeanor reckless endangerment, and one misdemeanor count of falsifying records, […]

DMV: One-Month License Revocation for Con Ed Driver Who Killed Senior

By Brad Aaron | Sep 13, 2016 | 10 Comments

A Con Ed employee who fatally struck a Manhattan senior and was found guilty of careless driving had his license revoked for one month by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. Andrew Franco hit 88-year-old Stella Huang with a Con Ed truck while making a left turn at Avenue C and E. 16th Street. The crash occurred […]

Civil Suit Compels Man Who Killed Ally Liao to Stop Driving for 5 Years

By Brad Aaron | Oct 29, 2015 | 28 Comments

A bereaved family has done what NYPD, city district attorneys, and the New York State DMV usually fail to do: impose meaningful sanctions against a reckless driver, who in this case took the life of 3-year-old Allison Liao. Ahmad Abu-Zayedeh failed to yield the right of way when he struck Allison as she walked hand in […]

Andrew Cuomo Could (Still) Save Thousands of Lives With One Phone Call

By Brad Aaron | Sep 29, 2015 | 10 Comments

On Monday Andrew Cuomo hailed DMV rule changes that have resulted in license sanctions for recidivist drunk drivers. The governor, who spearheaded the reforms himself, could also use the power of his office to take driving privileges from motorists who habitually commit other deadly violations, like speeding, which kill and injure thousands of New Yorkers every year. In 2012 Cuomo oversaw an […]

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