LaMarche Safranko Blog
Fireworks are legal in New York? Not so fast.
This Fourth of July, many people are looking forward to spending time with their family and friends, barbequing, and most of all, lighting off some fireworks. This is especially true because of Gov. Cuomo’s lift on New York’s ban of fireworks. But before you start [...]
Proposed Law Seeks to Protect Working Class from New York’s Outdated Gravity Knife Law
Pocket knives, box cutters, and other kinds of small blades can be found at almost all hardware stores across New York, and yet, if an individual is caught carrying one, they can be arrested and convicted for criminal possession of a weapon. Since the 1950’s, [...]
Testing driver’s cell phone when involved in automobile accident
Recently, new legislation was proposed that would make it legal for a police officer to test a person’s cell phone if they were driving a vehicle involved in an automobile accident. Under this new law a police officer will be allowed use an electronic scanner [...]
Pedestrian-Motor Vehicle Accidents
Recently, the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a report for pedestrian-motor vehicle accident statistics for the year 2015. Unfortunately, the GHSA estimates a 10% increase in the number of pedestrians killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2015 (compared to 2014 numbers). Specific to New [...]
Clear Off Your Windshield
Recently, an 80-year old man in Canada was pulled over for driving his car like this. He explained to officers that he was simply too weak to clear the 8 inches of snow off his vehicle before driving. Fortunately for this man nobody was hurt [...]
Animal Abuse Response Vehicle
A few days ago, the Albany County District Attorney’s office in conjunction with Mohawk Hudson Humane Society announced a new animal abuse response vehicle that will be used to assist the Animal Cruelty Taskforce (ACT) during responses and investigations into hoarding and animal abuse cases. [...]
Rejecting the Plea Deal
Earlier today, one of the two men charged with the murder of local hairdresser Jacquelyn Porreca rejected a plea deal that was made by the District Attorney’s office. In a criminal prosecution, it is common for the District Attorney’s office to offer to reduce the [...]
Farmer’s Charges Dismissed
Last March, our client Joshua Rockwood – a farmer who pasture-raises all of his animals – was charged with 13 different misdemeanor crimes. On Tuesday, 12 of those charges were dismissed, and the remaining charge will be dismissed in 6 months. We are proud of [...]
Canadian Man Gets Cell Phone Ticket for Texting in Drive-Thru Window
A man in a Tim Horton’s drive-thru got a little more than TimBits™ and coffee when he was idling in his car waiting to pay for his food. A police officer issued a distracted driving ticket (equivalent of cell phone ticket) to the man for [...]
Wrongful Death Case From A Motorcycle and Truck Crash Results In A Large Verdict
Last week, a Florida Jury awarded $15 million in the wrongful death of a motorcyclist who was killed when he collided with the negligent driver of a tractor trailer. The truck’s driver was fatigued, and had been driving in excess of his daily service limit of 11 [...]
