CBS New York News reported recently that a recent hit-and-run accident on Long Island in the days before Christmas left a Lake Grove man dead and Suffolk County Police Department looking for the person who killed him. The incident happened between 6:45 a.m. and 7:15 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) along New York State Route …
Hit-And-Run Driver Strikes Ambulance, Then Light Pole
The New York Daily News reported that a hit-and-run driver fleeing from the scene of an accident involving an ambulance Monday wrecked his car again by crashing into a light pole less than a mile away in Brooklyn. According to officials from the New York City Police Department, the driver, a man from Queens 34 …
Man In Custody For Hartwick Hit-And-Run
The Daily Star reported recently that a man from Kansas is in custody in the Otsego County Jail after a hit-and-run accident in Hartwick in which he allegedly tried to purposefully run someone over. The suspect, a native of Lawrence, Kansas, faces charges of second degree attempted murder, vehicular assault, operating a motor vehicle while …
Brooklyn Hit-And-Run Victim Dies
1010 AM WINS All News All The Time Radio reported recently that the New York City Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident in Brooklyn last month that led to the death last week of a local motorcyclist. At approximately 2:30 p.m. on the day of the accident, New York City Police Department …
Hannibal Hit-And-Run Kills Teen
Oswego County News Now reported on an upstate NY hit-and-run accident that left one teenager in critical condition and another dead in Hannibal last Saturday. The incident occurred between midnight and 1:00 a.m. on September 19, according to the New York State Police. A 29-year-old Fulton man was allegedly caught on a nearby security camera …
Driver Indicted In Fatal Greenport Hit and Run
The Suffolk Times reports that a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident on Long Island has been indicted on charges of manslaughter. The accident in the small town of Greenport took place on July 13, and took the life of an 87-year-old resident of the Peconic Landing retirement community. She was crossing the street …
Dover Man Charged For Fatal Hit-And-Run Accident
The United States Constitution gives the states the right to regulate certain functions not covered by federal law in Article Ten of the Bill of Rights. One function that is regulated by the states is driver’s licenses. All fifty states require that drivers have a valid driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle on roadways. …
Driver Responsible For A Hit-And-Run Roll Over Crash Was Found And Arrested
New York law requires those involved in an accident to share their information, including names and insurance information. If people are injured, the police should be contacted and involved parties should wait for an accident report. Appropriate rescue personnel should also be contacted to provide treatment for injuries. Failure to take these steps can result …
A Man Was Charged With Aggravated DUI After A Hit-And-Run Accident
In 2007, New York created a new offense for drivers who are charged with driving while intoxicated. The offense is called Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, and it comes with stricter penalties and stiffer plea-bargaining restrictions than a standard DWI. Aggravated DUI can come into play when a person’s blood-alcohol content, or BAC is tested as …
A Drive Leaves An Officer With Critical Injuries In A Hit And Run Accident
In the State of New York, drivers who are intoxicated by drugs or alcohol and injure another person can be charged with vehicular assault. In New York, there are three primary types of vehicular assault. Second-degree, first-degree, and aggravated vehicular assault. While vehicular assault in the second degree is the least serious of the three …