One of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s programs since he took office last year is “Vision Zero”, which is designed to reduce traffic and pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries in New York City. The Vision Zero program has already resulted in a reduction of the standard speed limit…
The Wayne County, Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Office announced last week that there will be charges against a 15 year old driver and her father in a fatal car crash on August 30, 2014 on Goosepond Road in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania. That fateful day, a 15 year old driver from Pleasantville,…
Jo John John, 36, the man at the wheel of the boat which crashed into barges near the Tappan Zee Bridge last summer, killing two, was sentenced in Rockland County Court on September 16, 2014 to two years in jail. John pled guilty earlier this year to vehicular manslaughter in…
A 15 year old girl from Pleasantville behind the wheel of a 2001 Chevy Suburban in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania on August 30th is now facing several criminal charges, including possible vehicular manslaughter, as the result of a fatal accident which left three 15 year old boys dead and two other…
In a chilling account for those of us who purchase tickets for concerts, sports events and Broadway Shows, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. announced on July 23rd the indictments of six men on charges that they were members of an international group that defrauded Stub Hub and its customers…
“30 Rock” and “Saturday Night Live” star Tracy Morgan was seriously injured, and a friend in the vehicle killed, as the result of a multi-vehicle crash on the New Jersey Turnpike early on Saturday, June 7, 2014. After performing at a comedy club in Dover, Delaware on Friday evening, Mr.…
For drivers in New York State beginning today, April 10, 2014, be careful if you are a hand held cell phone user on the highways and local streets. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the start of “Operation Hang Up”, by which officers will on the lookout for the next week for…
In the aftermath of the tragic Metro North derailment of December 1st which killed 4 passengers and injured more than 70, some critically, the Bronx District Attorney’s office is considering bringing criminal charges against the train engineer, William Rockefeller. The reported evidence indicates that at the time of the accident,…
After approximately one year of negotiations, Penn State announced last week that it will pay approximately 60 million dollars to settle the cases of 26 sexual abuse victims of Jerry Sandusky. In June of 2012, the former Penn State assistant football coach was convicted by a Pennsylvania jury of 45…
In a DWI case with a twist, the Manhattan DA’ s Office announced on July 1 that it was filing perjury charges against a Navy officer who was acquitted of the DWI last year by a New York County jury. Petty Officer First Class Leonel Polanco-Colon, age 32, was found…