E-scooters, like the ones that are rented by companies like Bird and Lime are popular, particularly in downtown areas and college campuses. They may present a cheap, easy mode of transportation when you don’t have far to go, but they also pose not-so-hidden dangers. Ever since the scooters started popping up in cities across the …
I-684 Crash Injures Five People, Two Children Ejected From Vehicle
According to the Centers for Disease Control, along with DUI and along with distracted driving, driving while tired or drowsy driving is a major issue. Aside from the possibility of falling asleep at the wheel, drowsy driving can impact your ability to pay attention to the road, slow reaction time, and affect the ability to …
IID Use While Driving Can Cause A Crash Due To Distracted Driving
According to statistics, the average drunk driver has driven while intoxicated up to 80 times before an arrest. In 2017, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), discovered that ignition interlock devices (IID) stopped 1.77 million attempts to drive while intoxicated in 2016. In 2010, New York’s Leandra’s Law went into effect, requiring any driver convicted of …
Three-Year-Old Killed In Stroller Accident In Harlem
Despite initiatives such as Vision Zero in New York and others like it nationwide, it seems that pedestrian fatalities are increasing. In 2017, there were 5,977 pedestrians killed in traffic accidents according to the NHTSA. On average, a pedestrian is killed every 88 seconds in traffic accidents in the United States. 73% of pedestrian fatalities …
Manslaughter Charge In Binghamton Crash, Driver Had 19 Suspensions
In New York, there is a charge that is called involuntary manslaughter in other states. In New York, it is called second-degree manslaughter. It is applied when the person didn’t mean to kill another person, but their actions led to the death of someone. A person charged with second-degree manslaughter is facing a Class C …
Arizona Senator Says Teslas Need Better Safeguards Against Inattentive Drivers
While Tesla has recently advertised that it is on the cusp of self-driving vehicles, their “Autopilot” systems have been engineered into cars. The term Autopilot may be a bit of a misnomer because Tesla says that it always advises drivers to remain in control of their vehicles. Yet, the system only detects when modest steering …
Dinner Plans Distract Driver Into Killing Pedestrian, Vehicular Manslaughter Charges Filed
New Jersey.com reports that a woman is facing a charge of vehicular manslaughter in connection with a fatal accident that occurred just moments after she allegedly read a text message. On the morning of September 16th, 2016, Alexandra Mansonet was driving south on Laurel Avenue in Hazlet. At about 8:20 a.m., her sister-in-law sent her …
Crash Involving Deer And Semi On Route 17 Kills Two Children
Press Connects reports that a crash on Route 17 in Waverly killed a 7-year-old boy and his 11-year-old sister. The crash occurred at about 6:43 p.m. on October 20th. A 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage hatchback was being driven by 38-year-old Darlene L. Allen. The vehicle was about 2.5 miles east of exit 61. She was traveling east …
Driver In Four Fatality Crash Turns Himself In To Police
New York Penal Law § 125.14 covers the crime of aggravated vehicular homicide. The crime of aggravated vehicular homicide is committed if a person is driving recklessly and causes the death of another person and the driver committed other violations. These violations include a BAC of at least .18%, a DUI conviction within 10 years …
Man Pleads Guilty To Vehicular Homicide Crash That Involved Alcohol
NJ.com reports that a man has pleaded guilty to charges in the fiery DWI crash that killed a man from south Jersey. 23-year-old Jatinder S. Bhatti was behind the wheel of an Audi A5 northward on Route 55 on October 22, 2017. He slammed into the rear of a vehicle being driven by 78-year-old Dominic …