New York Appellate Court Expands Dram Shop Liability 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). […]
DWI/Criminal
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 […]



