nytraveler |
Dec 18th, 2010 09:22 AM |
No drinking and driving in New York State
NYS' new stricter drinking and driving law has been in effect for about a year now and already more than 600 people have been convicted of felonies. Under Leandra's law anyone caught driving drunk with a child in the car is automatically charged with a felony - not a misdemeanor or a violation. The driver involved in the original accident - in which Leandra was killed and several other children injured - is now serving a sentence of 4 to 12 years in state prison.
So - if driving through New York - be VERY careful - police are enforcing this law in the strictest possible way.
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