PandaJ108 t1_j2ussvg wrote
Reply to comment by seenew in 22 people hurt, including 3 young girls, after SUV slams into Manhattan restaurant: police by 12stTales
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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