A blog by Adam Rosenblum
Speeders and aggressive drivers must watch out! State and local law enforcement will be cracking down on unsafe driving during a weeklong traffic enforcement initiative. This year’s “Speed Week” begins Thursday, June 11, 2020 and runs through Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Troopers and other police will also be carefully watching...
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When a driver is pulled over for speeding, police officers often ask the driver why he/she was speeding. This is an odd thing to do in New York and other states that have strict liability for speeding and other traffic violations. Strict liability means it doesn’t matter if the driver...
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Suspending driver’s licenses over unpaid traffic tickets disproportionately affects poor and minority New Yorkers. Moreover, the suspension creates more obstacles to paying the debt than it does incentive to do so. These are among the findings discussed in a new report by the New York Law School, which presents...
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Speeding in most states—including New York and New Jersey—is what’s known as a “strict liability offense.” This means that there is no legal excuse for speeding. A person pulled over for speeding is taking a big risk by trying to justify going over the limit. This doesn’t stop people, however....
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An instance of texting while driving resulted in a conviction for vehicular homicide in New Jersey on Friday, Nov. 22. Alexandra Mansonet, 50, could go to prison for up to 10 years for her role in a two-car accident that resulted in the death of a pedestrian. Mansonet was driving...
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