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Vehicular Manslaughter

FDNY Commish: Human Error Delayed Response To Crash That Killed 4-Year-Old

“Somebody made a mistake that was handling that call and we’re looking into it, we’ll find out what happened,” Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano said Friday.

2013/06/07

Attorney: Unlicensed Teen Driver Admits To Everything In Accident That Killed Girl, 4

The 17-year-old unlicensed driver accused of striking and killing a 4-year-old girl and injuring her grandmother on the Upper West Side was in court Wednesday night to answer to serious charges.

2013/06/05

This grey Audi fatally struck a worker on the Grand Central Parkway on July 10, 2012. (credit: Tony Aiello/CBS 2)

Up To 7 Years For Queens Man Who Hit, Killed Roadway Worker

A Queens man has been sentenced to up to seven years in prison, after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter in the death of a worker on the Grand Central Parkway last summer.

2013/03/12

A police car is seen in Times Square - New York, NY - May 26, 2004 - Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Former NYPD Officer Who Mowed Down Family With Minivan Released From Jail

A former New York City police officer who drunkenly wiped out a family with his car has been freed from prison after a decade behind bars.

2012/04/28

69-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed In East New York

Police have arrested a 34-year-old man who they say was drunk and driving without a license when he allegedly struck and killed a 69-year-old woman in East New York yesterday evening.

2012/03/08

A Jail Cell - File / Photo: JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images

NJ Woman Gets 7 Years For Fatal Atlantic City Expressway Crash

A Camden County jury convicted Tiece Riddick of Sicklerville last August on a vehicular manslaughter charge and three counts of assault by auto.

2012/01/29

Town of Hempstead public safety officer Robert Core was charged with vehicular manslaughter and DWI in connection with a fatal accident on June 15, 2011. (Credit: CBS 2)

Hempstead Public Safety Officer Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter, DWI After Fatal Accident

A trusted Town of Hempstead public safety officer was behind bars on Friday, accused in a deadly drunk driving crash in East Meadow.

2011/07/15

NYPD: Tour Bus Driver Charged With Manslaughter, DWI After Running Over Pedestrian

Police said Steve Drappel of Florida was charged with DWI and vehicular manslaughter after running over a pedestrian in New York City with a tour bus.

2011/05/09

Tour Bus Runs Over Pedestrian In Midtown; Driver Faces DWI

Police say a Florida man driving a tour bus in New York City ran over a pedestrian and was charged with DWI and vehicular manslaughter.

2011/05/08

Police: Drunken Driver Kills Brooklyn Pedestrian

An 80-year-old Brooklyn woman is dead after police say she was struck by a drunken driver and dragged for a block before witnesses made the man pull over.

2011/02/06

More Charges For Driver In Fatal Crash Near Elmira

State police said the 24-year-old Upham was driving around 100 miles an hour when he crashed his car into a house, killing his passenger — 22-year-old Kaylah Morse of Painted Post.

2010/11/27

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