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A state law allows New York police officers to break traffic rules, even when their poor driving decisions claim the lives of innocent people.
Our reporting team uncovered a troubling pattern of hundreds of police crashes in NY. Here's how we investigated the problem.
In one New York college town alone, police officers crashed their vehicles hundreds of times between 2013 and 2022.
Syracuse police officers crashed their vehicles hundreds of times between 2013 and 2022, with some wrecks leaving civilians with lasting injuries.
Our joint investigation found that few crashes have resulted in any discipline for officers involved, even for some who have repeated wrecks.