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DWI Convictions Will Finally Mean License Points in New York State
For the first time, New York driver convicted of drunk driving or aggravated unlicensed operation will receive points on their license.
November 26, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘You Know How Women Drive’ Edition
Assembly Member Brian Kolb got drunk, drove, then blamed his wife. At least according to court papers. That, plus all the other headlines from a busy Tuesday.
January 8, 2020
Thursday’s Headlines: Happy New Year Edition
Happy New Year, Friends of Streetsblog. Thanks for your donations — and we're back for another year of fighting the fight.
January 2, 2020
Hit-and-Run Drunk Driver Kills Scooter Driver In High-Speed Queens Crash, But is Later Caught
The fatal crash occurred on a road near a jumble of expressways and service streets next to JFK Airport.
October 18, 2019
Police Search For Fatal Hit-and-Run Driver Who Fled Queens Crash On Foot
A hit-and-run driver fled his car on foot after fatally striking a woman’s car early Tuesday morning in Queens, killing the 72-year-old passenger and sending the 56-year-old driver to the hospital.
September 10, 2019
Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed 2 People Walking in Brooklyn and Staten Island Over the Weekend
Jose Cardoso was struck on the sidewalk outside his Greenwood Heights workplace. Heriberta Ramirez was killed crossing a Tompkinsville street by a motorist who has yet to be caught or identified.
July 2, 2018
Retired NYPD Officer Pleads to Homicide in Killing of Bronx Pedestrian Marino Nunez
Jorge Hernaiz, who worked at the 43rd Precinct, had a BAC of .25 when he fatally struck Nunez on Broadway in Riverdale, then tried to remove the victim from underneath his car.
June 28, 2017
Driver Pleads to Manslaughter for Killing Washington Heights Pedestrian
At around 4:15 a.m. on January 30, Jonatan Segura was driving a BMW sedan on 181st Street near Amsterdam Avenue when he hit a pickup truck and struck Jorge Encarnacion and an unidentified 46-year-old woman.
May 4, 2017
Alleged Drunk, Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Delivery Worker as NYPD Targets Cyclists
Gelacio Reyes was riding home from work when he was struck by Cristian Guiracocha, who was charged with DWI and tampering with an ignition interlock.
April 3, 2017
Off-Duty NYPD Cop Who Killed SI Pedestrian Found Guilty of Homicide
An off-duty NYPD officer was found guilty at trial last week for the hit-and-run killing of a pedestrian in the Mariners Harbor section of Staten Island.
October 18, 2016