Brooklyn DA Admits ‘Mistake’ For Letting Killer Driver Off The Hook
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Eric Gonzalez said his staff was wrong to drop the case against driver John Sherman for backing over 85-year-old Stella Clinton.
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Brooklyn DA Let Killer Driver Off The Hook for No Reason
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Police had arrested 49-year-old John Sherman shortly after he struck and killed 85-year-old Stella Clinton as he reversed into his driveway. But Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez dropped the case.
NYPD Nabs, But Then Undercharges, Hit-and-Run Driver of Bike-Riding Pro Wrestler
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But for some reason, he was not charged with the far-more-serious count of leaving the scene — which is punishable by up to seven years in jail.
Manhattan DA Vance Charges Reckless Cyclist with Penalty He Rarely Levies Against Drivers
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No one is arguing that the top prosecutor should not have charged the biker with the high-level misdemeanor of reckless endangerment, but why doesn't he levy the same charge with any regularity to motorists who do the very same thing?
Kill a Woman With a Gun? Twenty Years to Life. Kill a Woman With a Car? A $750 Fine.
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As a politician, Manhattan DA Cy Vance has put forward a great bill to hold drivers accountable. As a prosecutor, he has failed to do so consistently. A new case makes that crystal clear.
Pols Offer New Law to Hold Reckless Drivers Accountable
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The days of "It was just an accident!" may soon be over.