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No Homicide Charge for Unlicensed Curb-Jumping Driver Who Killed SI Woman
A motorist who crashed on a Staten Island sidewalk was charged by District Attorney Dan Donovan with driving without a license and drug possession, but not for killing one pedestrian and hospitalizing another.
July 25, 2014
Serial Unlicensed Driver Gets Misdemeanor Charge in Brooklyn Death
A man with an outstanding charge for driving without a license fatally struck a pedestrian in Brooklyn last December but faces only a second charge of unlicensed driving after taking someone's life.
July 2, 2014
Brooklyn DAs Ignore “Rule of Two” in Death of Pedestrian Maude Savage
An unlicensed motorist who killed a senior in Brooklyn last year has pled guilty to a low-level misdemeanor and could be sentenced to probation and a nominal fine. Though the driver was charged with violating two traffic laws, current and former district attorneys Ken Thompson and Charles Hynes declined to pursue criminal negligence charges under the so-called "rule of two."
June 24, 2014
Unlicensed Driver Faces Wrist Slap After Killing Queens Cyclist William Faison
A motorist who was reportedly driving with a suspended license will likely get off with a slap on the wrist after she killed a cyclist in Queens last week.
May 27, 2014
Is Killing Someone While Unlicensed Worse Than Turning Without a Signal?
After the death of Angela Hurtado, we wrote that aggravated unlicensed operation in the third degree is "a go-to top charge" for prosecutors when an unlicensed driver kills someone. But the story of Orlando Findlayter suggests it's a catch-all for any traffic offense committed while driving without a license.
February 12, 2014
DA Brown: $500 Fine for Unlicensed Driver Who Failed to Yield, Killing Senior
Update: Pursuant to a plea arrangement with Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, in March Abel Tinoco pled guilty to aggravated unlicensed operation and was fined $500, according to court records.
January 27, 2014
Misdemeanor Charge for Accused Unlicensed Driver in Death of Queens Senior
A motorist who allegedly killed a senior while driving without a license, who police said was speeding, and who was reportedly wanted by authorities on another vehicular charge at the time of the crash, has been charged with a misdemeanor by Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.
August 8, 2013