FarmSuch5021 t1_j2tni8s wrote
Reply to comment by toastedclown in 22 people hurt, including 3 young girls, after SUV slams into Manhattan restaurant: police by 12stTales
I’m not kidding. Some people get away with no punishment
toastedclown t1_j2tnocz wrote
Yeah, that's what I meant. This person will probably not even lose their license.
iv2892 t1_j2tye0v wrote
This gotta be a joke . Maybe if he would stayed on scene , but fleeing the scene is what makes it an actual felony instead of just a license suspension
toastedclown t1_j2u4f2x wrote
That's assuming they have valid plates and can be tracked down.
iv2892 t1_j2u4sz8 wrote
That’s an entire different story, but they better track it down for fucks sakes
toastedclown t1_j2u5cnl wrote
That would involve trying to track it down.
In any event, it's entirely the same story, which is that the NYPD has virtually zero interest in investigating these types of crimes.
I can also guarantee you that nobody is going to do any time at all for this.
seenew t1_j2u28ti wrote
remember that councilwoman from Jersey City?
acebarry t1_j2v7apj wrote
Say her name! Amy DeGise. Daughter of Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise.
She's still out there on the roads. Daddy protected her.
[deleted] t1_j2vgfdn wrote
Fleeing the scene is somehow worse than injuring 22 people?
iv2892 t1_j2w3zo4 wrote
No, but fleeing the scene makes you guilty by default. Instead of claiming that you just had an accident
An-Angel_Sent-By-God t1_j2vh305 wrote
Even if they get the plates, find the car, and confront the owner, the owner can just say that they weren't the person driving at the time. And there's the end of the investigation.
iv2892 t1_j2w3wwx wrote
I don’t think you can get away that easily
PandaJ108 t1_j2u04hj wrote
Suspect will do time for this case but chances are the suspect is somebody with 10+ arrest and probably should not have been out in the streets to begin with.
seenew t1_j2u2aoy wrote
people don't do time for a hit and run in this city
PandaJ108 t1_j2ussvg wrote
Some cases to keep on eye on as they are still on going.
D.A. Bragg Announces Manslaughter Charges in Fatal Hit And Run
Court case ongoing with suspect still in jail due to bail being denied.
3 arrested in New York City hit and run with stolen catalytic converters; victim ID'd
Only the driver was given bail, which was paid, and charge in regards to the fetal hit and run. The passengers in the vehicle were only charge with the theft of the converters and released recognizance. Court case for all three is still ongoing.
Man arrested on murder charges in Brooklyn hit-and-run crash that left grandma dead, boy hurt.
Court case ongoing with suspect still in jail due to bail being denied.
Driver charged in NYC hit-and-run that left innocent bystander dead
Court case ongoing with suspect still in jail due to bail being denied.
NYPD arrests man for hit-and-run death of 5-year-old in Queens
Court case ongoing. Suspect was given 100K bail/bond, which was paid.
Suspected NYC hit-and-run driver who struck 3, including toddler, facing 17 charges
Court case ongoing. Suspect was given $1 million bond/$500K, which was posted.
NYC moped driver sentenced in hit-and-run death of ‘Gone Girl’ actress Lisa Banes
Suspect sentenced
Suspect sentenced
I know very few hit and runs get investigated and as far as I know the issue is more on the investigative (or the lack there-off) side. But now that criticism is morphing into “even those arrested” don’t do anytime. Which yeah, am sure they are cases where the person possibly got of with just probation. Pretty sure you have cases in mind for you to believe that nobody does time for hit and runs, but am going to go out on a limb and say whatever case you have in mind varies greatly to an incident involving 20+ people injured.
Granted most of the cases I linked involve fatalities. But not much precedent in NYC in regards to hit and runs in which 20+ people are injured. I can only think of two. That guy who rammed people in Times Square and was found to be unfit for court and is now confined to a nuthouse. And the U-haul truck incident, which was a terror attack.
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