Special Speaker: Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice. Ms Rice will speak on her pioneering efforts to effectively combat DWI via aggressive prosecution and educational outreach to younger people. Her program is on the "road" to being accepted as a National Model. She was featured on a 60 minutes' segment this past January.

Driving While Intoxicated, no definition is needed. This is a serious topic for the community at large. According to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicle 2007 Statistical Data; there was a Total 9,480 Alcohol Related Police Reported Accidents, fatalities, personal injury and property damage in our state. For cyclists there were 7 fatalities and 90 non-fatal injuries. For a complete review of the cases of death or injury involving pedestrians, drivers, passengers please consult the web site.

The Five Borough Bicycle Club as a community service is honored to have Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice as our guest speaker at our Monday Evening June 15, 2009 general meeting. She will discuss her pioneering efforts with respect to aggressive prosecution, legislative enactment NYS Penal Laws 120.04-A, Aggravated Vehicular Assault and NYS Penal Law 125.14 Aggravated Vehicular Homicide as well as her proactive educational stance which is being taken into the schools.

Ms. Rice was elected to her current position in November 2005 and is a graduate of Garden City High School, Catholic University and Touro Law School. She previous served in The United Sates Attorneys office in Philadelphia under Janet Reno and in the Brooklyn DA's office and is a native Long Islander. When the District attorney has spare time she enjoys running marathons, cycling, skiing and golfing. She also was featured on a 60 minutes piece this past January being interviewed by Bob Simon and has been involved with two cases in which a cyclist was the victim.

The program is open to club members and non-members, especially young people and all purveyors of the road.