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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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...
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Thousands of pedestrians and cyclists are being killed or injured by automobiles in New York City every year. However, according to CBS local news, they rarely face serious consequences. Careless driving no doubt leads to accidents and when you are driving in NYC—where people are walking and biking constantly—no one...
Continue readingWe have had clients that were charged with the crime of reckless driving for trivial driving behavior. You would think reckless driving sounds like the driver is swerving in and out of lanes and going 20-30 miles over the speed limit. It seems however that most of the cases that we help...
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