Not only was the defendant driving recklessly with no regard for pedestrians, but he did so knowing his driver’s license had been suspended. This type of abhorrent conduct is why my office is pushing for legislation that enhances criminal accountability for vehicular violence and keeps reckless drivers off the road, Vance said in a statement. We can never bring back Bertin, whose young life was cut so unthinkably short, but we can and will seek justice in this case and work to prevent future tragedies in his memory.”
In addition to manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges, Sabogal is accused of assault, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, failure to exercise due care as a driver and violating the right of way of pedestrians. Attorney information for the Yonkers man wasn t immediately available.
Vision Zero Program aims to reduce traffic deaths in Tampa
Program kicking off Task Force this month
Vision Zero Program aims to reduce traffic deaths in Tampa
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TAMPA, Fla. â It s a statement we hear it all too often; one traffic fatality is one too many, and every time it holds true.
Alana Brasier with the City of Tampa said the city is not immune to statistics behind that phrase. Fatalities are not decreasing so what can we do differently? Brasier said.
Brasier is the project coordinator for Vision Zero.
The program that spans across the nation was adopted by Mayor Jane Castor in November of 2019 as part of her Transforming Tampa s Tomorrow strategic planning effort.
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1st Gear: Traffic Deaths Up In The U.S.
Autoblog’s subhead is bleak: “More speeding, more drinking, more drugs, less enforcement.” The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has sounded the alarm before.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 28,190 people died in traffic crashes from January through September of last year, up from 26,941 in the same period of 2019. Final statistics for the full year won’t come out until fall.