The story is well known by now if you have followed the news over the last three months. On June 9, 2008, two year old Caylee Marie Anthony went missing in Orlando, Florida. Her Caylee’s mother, Casey Anthony, did not report Caylee missing. It wasn’t until July 16, 2008 that…
Back on December 19, 2010, Raul Rios, a 23 year old man, was nearly killed when he was struck by a car as he was crossing Post Road in White Plains on his way to the Kennedy Fried Chicken at 4:00 AM that morning. The driver who struck Rios, 29…
Lenny Dykstra, the former star centerfielder for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, has been charged in Los Angeles with embezzling more than $400,000 worth of personal property from a bankruptcy estate. Dykstra pled not guilty in a Los Angeles federal Court on June 13, 2011. Federal prosecutors charged…
In a study conducted by the Gannett Newspapers and reported in the Journal News on May 2, 2011, it was found that traffic tickets issued for cell phone violations varied substantially by county. Additionally, the study showed that violations for texting while driving were a small percentage of the overall…
On April 28, 2011, Atlanta Braves pitcher Derek Lowe, 37, was charged with DWI, reckless driving, and unsafe lane change in Atlanta, after he apparently engaged in a race with another driver on an Atlanta street. Lowe was pulled over by the Georgia State Patrol, and the officer allegedly smelled…
Although many are not aware of it, on January 1, 2011 the Move Over Act was implemented in New York State. The Act requires that drivers observing emergency vehicles with their lights flashing on the side of a highway must reduce their speed and drive with “due care.” If the…
Those of us (and there are many out there) know that in the past, a New York traffic infraction for driving while speaking or texting on a cell phone involved a fine, but no points on your driver’s license. In the wake of the significant increase in distracted driving accidents,…
The New York State Police have filed criminal charges against the driver in the tragic van rollover accident that killed six people last September in Woodbury, New York. The police arrested Bernard Lattibeaudiere on January 18, 2011 and charged him with first degree unlicensed operation of a vehicle, under section…
In a case we have followed since its inception last May, former New York Giant linebacker Lawrence Taylor pled guilty on January 13, 2011 to 2 misdemeanor charges in the Rockland County Court. Taylor was charged with statutory rape and third degree criminal sexual act after being accused of paying…
On December 21, 2010, New York City firefighter Pat Quagliariello, 39, was arraigned on charges including criminally negligent homicide and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident before Judge John G. Ingram in Kings County Court. The District Attorney’s Office has alleged that on October 10, 2010, at approximately…