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Driver Who Killed 3 People on Bronx Sidewalk Charged With Manslaughter
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.
October 20, 2016
DMV: One-Month License Revocation for Con Ed Driver Who Killed Senior
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.
September 13, 2016
Will Meaningful Hit-and-Run Reform Be on Albany’s 2016 Agenda?
Governor Cuomo has vetoed bills that would have set back efforts to reform state hit-and-run statutes.
December 14, 2015
Today: Urge Cuomo to Amend or Kill Disastrous Albany Hit-and-Run Bill
District attorneys and traffic safety advocates across the state are asking Governor Cuomo to kill a bill that would stall efforts to reform state laws that create an incentive for drunk drivers to leave the scene of harmful crashes.
December 2, 2015
Civil Suit Compels Man Who Killed Ally Liao to Stop Driving for 5 Years
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.
October 29, 2015
Albany Alert: Urge Governor Cuomo to Amend or Kill Hit-and-Run Bill
District attorneys are calling on Albany's three men in a room to amend or kill a bill that would affect future cases against drivers who leave the scene of a serious crash.
July 20, 2015
DMV: Driver Who Killed Child in Crosswalk May Drive Again After Six Months
Pursuant to a New York State Department of Motor Vehicles hearing, the former cab driver who killed 9-year-old Cooper Stock will regain his driving privileges after six months.
July 14, 2015
DMV: Six-Month Suspension for Driver Who Killed Sammy Cohen Eckstein
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles determined that the driver who killed 12-year-old Sammy Cohen Eckstein failed to exercise due care and did not have a valid license at the time of the crash. DMV administrative law judge Marc Berger suspended the driver’s license for six months.
July 8, 2015
DMV Suspends License of Driver Who Killed Mathieu Lefevre for Six Months
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles found the truck driver who killed Brooklyn cyclist Mathieu Lefevre responsible for the collision and suspended his driver's license for six months.
March 17, 2015
No Word on Whether Trucker Who Killed Mathieu Lefevre Will Keep License
More than three years after the crash, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles held a hearing today to determine whether to take action against the truck driver who killed cyclist Mathieu Lefevre. But Lefevre's family will have to wait on a DMV decision.
March 2, 2015