Recently, a 38-year-old man from White Plains was accused of driving under the influence and failure to install an ignition interlock device. He was spotted by the New York State police because he was illegally parked on I-287 in Harrison, New York. The police interviewed him and found that the…
Recently, a woman pled guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide after a drunk driving accident, which was also a hit and run. The accident resulted in the death of a 61-year-old man she struck and left on the side of the road in Upstate New York. The woman had pled guilty…
The holidays are always a time for peak DUI enforcement, as police take to the streets with the assumption that party goers will be driving under the influence. And, to a certain degree, the police are not wrong. The fact is, drunk driving is more common over the holidays, this…
Recently, a New York court denied a defendant’s motion to suppress incriminating statements he made after leaving the scene of an accident. After the defendant was convicted of the unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, he filed an appeal, arguing that the court failed to suppress several statements he made…
In a recent opinion from a New York court, the defendant’s request for the court to suppress his incriminating statements was denied. The defendant was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the second degree, driving while intoxicated, operation with a suspended registration, and consumption of an…
Recently, a New York appellate court issued an opinion in a DWI case involving a defendant who failed a sobriety test after a routine traffic stop. This case is an example of a court granting the defendant’s motion to suppress a breath test because of concerns of reliability while denying…
During Fourth of July weekend in 2021, New York State Police officers issued 10,238 tickets during its holiday weekend enforcement campaign. Governor Andrew Cuomo explained that this ticketing by law enforcement officials saved numerous lives across the state. The special enforcement period was Friday, July 2 – July 5, 2021.…
Recently, a New York appellate court denied a criminal defendant’s motion to suppress evidence based on voluntary consent. According to the opinion, the defendant was driving a car and was pulled over by an officer who was using his radar gun and observed the defendant driving 20 miles over the…
Earlier this month, a state appellate court issued an opinion in a New York DWI case involving a defendant who was sentenced to six months in jail after he failed to complete the terms of a plea agreement. The case is an example not only of the alternate resolutions that…
This summer, a driver who was traveling at three times the legal limit was pulled over during a holiday weekend on I-287 in Harrison, New York. Although he was pulled over because of a traffic violation, the police quickly figured out he was intoxicated. After wholly failing field sobriety tests, he was…