Recent Blog Posts
Manhattan District Attorney Pursues Criminal Charges in Response to Death of Worker
The rate of construction site accidents in New York has soared in recent years, most troublingly including accidents resulting in a fatality. While construction has been booming in New York throughout this time, injury rates have increased at a much faster pace. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has begun to take action against negligent… Read More »
Serious Six-Vehicle Accident Takes One Life, Injures Others
A massive six-vehicle pileup near the site of some bridge work on Interstate 84 resulted in one death, numerous injuries, and hours of gridlock traffic for commuters. The crash occurred at Exit 5 in Montgomery, near the construction project on Beaver Dam Road. The crash occurred on a portion of westbound Interstate 84 limited… Read More »
Local Woman Arrested for Violating Leandra’s Law
A woman from Saugerties was recently arrested and charged with a felony for violating Leandra’s Law. Read on to learn more about what constitutes a violation of Leandra’s Law, and the potential penalties for those who face such charges. On September 3, 2016, Saugerties Police were alerted by a civilian to a car driving… Read More »
Supreme Court Decision Allows Admission of Evidence from Impermissible Stop
A recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court has created what could be a dangerous precedent in allowing law enforcement and prosecutors to introduce evidence at trial which was obtained through illegal searches. The case, titled Utah v. Strieff, upheld a conviction for drug possession, even after the search of the defendant was found… Read More »
First Class of Participants in Local Veterans’ Drug Court Graduates
New programs at both the Newburgh and Middletown courthouses are geared toward assisting military veterans who have developed substance problems after returning from duty overseas. The Drug Court offered at the Middletown City Court has been in existence for a decade, offering qualifying drug offenders a chance at rehabilitation as an alternative to criminal… Read More »
Passenger Arrested after Traffic Stop
A recent traffic stop in the Orange County town of Newburgh has resulted in an arrest—not of the car’s driver, but of its passenger. This incident is an example of the sort of searches and seizures of individual vehicles that are regularly carried out by New York police during traffic stops. The local arrest… Read More »
Mother Charged for Drugged Driving in Incident that Killed Young Son
A Hudson Valley woman has recently been charged with driving under the influence of drugs and manslaughter after she crashed her car while her young son was a passenger. On March 19, 2016, Nicole Smith, 27, a Bloomingburg resident, was driving with her 2-year-old son as a passenger. Smith attempted to pass another car… Read More »
Sullivan County Raid Results in Arrest of 21
Preet Bharara, the federal prosecutor assigned to the Southern District of New York, recently announced the unsealing of an indictment which charges 21 local citizens with committing drug offenses relating to two separate drug rings operating out of the Village of Liberty in Sullivan County. This is the third recent large-scale bust occurring in… Read More »
Tragic Local Accident Takes Three Lives
A recent accident in Orange County serves as a heart-wrenching example of the importance of observing the rules of the road on following too closely, and the possibly life-saving measure of pulling off the roadway in the event of mechanical trouble or a minor accident. At approximately 3:30 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday,… Read More »
Motorcycle Accident Takes Life of Local Business Owner
Alberto Rivera, a 44-year-old resident of Thiells, recently died in an accident while riding his motorcycle. Rivera was the owner of Personal Touch Auto Spa and Window Tinting located on Old Route 202 in Pomona for over ten years. He leaves behind a wife and children. On the evening of May 18, 2016, Rivera… Read More »