New York police have been issuing cyclists an increasing amount of traffic summonses while certain motorists seem to have been completely ignored. Recently, a 30-year-old woman suffered from serious injuries due to the reckless driving of a fellow motorist. However, that other driver never received a summons or a suspension...
Continue readingThe Simple answer is no. The police need to have “founded suspicion” in order to ask you if you are possessing any weapons in your car. You have probably heard the saying “Knowledge is Power”. There is plenty of truth in the statement especially when you are talking about knowing the law. Every year we...
Continue readingMost people know that driving under the influence of alcohol is illegal. However, some of them may not know that driving under the influence of drugs, including marijuana, is also illegal. Sometimes called DUID (Driving Under the Influence of Drugs), arrests are made for driving under the influence of marijuana...
Continue readingOn May 24 of this year Roxana Buta, the only child of Romanian immigrants and an aspiring actress was struck and killed by a truck as she stepped off the sidewalk and onto a New York city crosswalk. A Pandemic of Drivers Striking Pedestrians According to the New York...
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Police encounters are becoming quite common these days and officers are stopping people on the streets more frequently now than in prior years. Consequently, it is important to know your rights and how to protect yourself against improper police conduct, especially when it comes to stop and frisk laws. What...
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