Comments on: The Weekly Carnage http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/10/23/the-weekly-carnage-88/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brad Aaron http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/10/23/the-weekly-carnage-88/comment-page-1/#comment-139991 Brad Aaron Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:49:05 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=73041#comment-139991 Ian: As of the latest reports I saw, the driver was not charged for causing a death (i.e. manslaughter, vehicular homicide), as is often the case when a driver, much less a drunk driver, leaves a fatal scene. Of course more charges could be forthcoming. Cap'n: Good question. I would consider having Maureen McCormick on her staff, who is active in lobbying for tougher laws on killer drivers across the board, as a sign that Rice is serious about more than DWIs. I may have encountered more evidence, but nothing comes to mind right now. Ian: As of the latest reports I saw, the driver was not charged for causing a death (i.e. manslaughter, vehicular homicide), as is often the case when a driver, much less a drunk driver, leaves a fatal scene. Of course more charges could be forthcoming.

Cap’n: Good question. I would consider having Maureen McCormick on her staff, who is active in lobbying for tougher laws on killer drivers across the board, as a sign that Rice is serious about more than DWIs. I may have encountered more evidence, but nothing comes to mind right now.

]]> By: Ian Turner http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/10/23/the-weekly-carnage-88/comment-page-1/#comment-139981 Ian Turner Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:31:51 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=73041#comment-139981 It looks like the crash in Shirley did result in charges of "driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an incident". What did you mean by "Not Charged for Death"? It looks like the crash in Shirley did result in charges of “driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an incident”. What did you mean by “Not Charged for Death”?

]]> By: Cap'n Transit http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/10/23/the-weekly-carnage-88/comment-page-1/#comment-139971 Cap'n Transit Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:15:52 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=73041#comment-139971 Rice has a great record on DWI, but do we have anything on her record as DA to suggest that she would bring about a significant improvement in traffic justice for people who were killed by non-drunk drivers? Rice has a great record on DWI, but do we have anything on her record as DA to suggest that she would bring about a significant improvement in traffic justice for people who were killed by non-drunk drivers?

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