Manslaughter charges have been dropped against an East Otto, New York driver who caused a fatal crash that killed his mother. He was sentenced Monday in Cattaraugus County Court to five years’ probation for attempted first-degree reckless endangerment, a class E felony. He had faced several counts of manslaughter for the Jan. 26, 2017 accident […]

Vehicle crashes in parking lots and garages cause more than 500 deaths and 60,000 injuries annually. Auto insurance claims increase on Black Friday and are above normal throughout the holiday shopping season. In a National Safety Council public opinion poll, 66% of drivers said they would make phone calls while driving through parking lots and: Program […]

New York State Vehicle & Traffic Law prohibits drivers from using portable electronic devices. “Portable electronic device” means any hand-held mobile telephone, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld device with mobile data access, laptop computer, pager, broadband personal communication device, two-way messaging device, electronic game, or portable computing device. “Using”  means holding a portable electronic device […]