(914) 220-1086Desmond Shand, a 41-year-old Bronx resident, was sentenced to two years in state prison for a number of misdemeanor and felony convictions, including assault and vehicular assault. Shand pleaded guilty to the full eleven-count indictment against him. In addition to the aforementioned felonies, Shand was charged with leaving the scene, driving while intoxicated, reckless endangerment, […]
DWI/Criminal
Westchester County (NY) DWI Lawyer Report: 9 Arrested On New Year’s For DWI And Related Offenses In Westchester County
Westchester County police officers charged eight motorists with driving under the influence of alcohol (DWI) on New Years Eve and into the morning hours of the new decade. The crackdown on drunk drivers took place all over Westchester County with 6 of the arrests ocurring at an over-night check point set up where the Bronx […]
Westchester County (NY) DWI Attorney Report: 6 Arrested For DWI In Westchester County
According to a December 18, 2009 Journal News report written by Terrence Corcoran, six motorists from Westchester County, NY and Connecticut were charged with Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) on Thursday, including a Buchanan man charged with felony DWI due to two prior convictions for the same offense. The arrests were made along the Sprain Brook […]
NY Car Accident Law: Driver Who Strikes Intoxicated Pedestrian Can Seek Contribution From Bar
The New York Appellate Division, Second Department recently held that a driver who has struck an intoxicated pedestrian can seek contribution from a bar or restaurant under the Dram Shop Act. O’Gara v. Alacci, 2009 WL 3047886, 2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 06668 (2d Dept Sept. 22, 2009). Under the New York Dram Shop law, bar […]
Westchester County (NY): Yonkers Resident Enters Guilty Pleas After Injuring Two In Greenburgh Car Crash
Shawn Ferrier, a 35-year-old Yonkers resident, admitted to injuring two people and damaging four parked cars while driving drunk in Greenburgh, NY. He pled guilty to three felonies, second-degree assault, vehicular assault, and aggravated unlicensed operation, as well as driving while intoxicated (DWI) and four other misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief. Ferrier reportedly took area […]
Car Accident In Brooklyn (NYC) Kills 32 Year-Old Woman: Driver Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter And DWI
Andrew Kelly, a NYPD police officer, has been charged with second degree vehicular manslaughter and Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) after reportedly striking a 32 year-old Brooklyn woman with his car. Officer Kelly also received a ticket for speeding after the incident. The 32 year-old woman was reportedly trying to hail a cab. She died from […]
