The New York State Senate approved a bill on June 6, 2007 that would toughen penalties for drunken drivers who kill or cause serious injury. Under the new statute, which is now under consideration by the New York State Assembly, intoxicated drivers who kill would be charged with aggravated vehicular…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conducted an analysis of drunk driving fatalities NHTSA using a statistical analysis called the “Fatality Analysis Reporting System” or “FARS.” The study reviewed fatal crashes of passenger cars, SUVS, pickup trucks, vans and motorcycles for the years 2000-2004 and age groups of under 20,…
Since September of 2006, there have several cases of mothers driving while intoxicated with their children in the car. Most tragically, Ann Marie Ciarcia, of Yorktown Heights, New York was driving while intoxicated last September after a night of drinking and partying with her daughter and daughter’s friend, 16 year…
The rules governing driving while intoxicated (“drunk driving”) in the State of New York are contained in the Vehicle and Traffic Law, from sections 1192 through 1199. To be charged with DWI in New York, the operator of a motor vehicle must have a blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) at or above…