One of the penalties for a drunk driving offense is the suspension of a driver’s license. This penalty works as a way to punish a person who disobeys the law, but more importantly it also works as a way to deter repeated drunk driving. Those who decided to drive drunk in one instance may do it again, putting everyone that they share the road with at risk for injury.
An accident recently occurred in Bradenton that was caused by a driver whose license was not temporarily suspended, but was permanently revoked. This time, the 50-year-old driver’s actions led to the injury of another.
The accident occurred on Tuesday, July 17. The man with the revoked license had pulled up to a stop sign on 55th Avenue at approximately 7:50 in the evening with the intent to pull onto U.S. 41. When he drove the vehicle into the road, he pulled out into the path of another car, causing a collision that injured the other driver who was taken to Blake Medical Center.
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the accident report. When they did so, they determined that the driver had been driving on a permanently revoked license
An accident recently occurred in Bradenton that was caused by a driver whose license was not temporarily suspended, but was permanently revoked. This time, the 50-year-old driver’s actions led to the injury of another.
The accident occurred on Tuesday, July 17. The man with the revoked license had pulled up to a stop sign on 55th Avenue at approximately 7:50 in the evening with the intent to pull onto U.S. 41. When he drove the vehicle into the road, he pulled out into the path of another car, causing a collision that injured the other driver who was taken to Blake Medical Center.
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the accident report. When they did so, they determined that the driver had been driving on a permanently revoked license
The driver in a New York bus crash that killed 15 people had his driver’s license suspended 18 times and was fired from two previous transportation jobs, according to investigative documents released today.
The driver, Ophadell Williams, was also involved in an accident on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway three days before the March 12, 2011, crash, in which a World Wide Travel of Greater New York bus returning from the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut flipped and hit a sign post, shearing off the roof.
“The fact that he had a crash on a bus three days prior and they still were allowing him to drive is indicative of a company that puts profits ahead of passenger safety,” Henry Jasny, vice president of the Washington-based Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, said in a phone interview.
The National Transportation Safety Board released the information today ahead of a hearing scheduled in June to determine causes of the accident. The Bronx crash
The driver, Ophadell Williams, was also involved in an accident on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway three days before the March 12, 2011, crash, in which a World Wide Travel of Greater New York bus returning from the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut flipped and hit a sign post, shearing off the roof.
“The fact that he had a crash on a bus three days prior and they still were allowing him to drive is indicative of a company that puts profits ahead of passenger safety,” Henry Jasny, vice president of the Washington-based Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, said in a phone interview.
The National Transportation Safety Board released the information today ahead of a hearing scheduled in June to determine causes of the accident. The Bronx crash
LOWELL — City Manager Bernie Lynch on Friday suspended firefighter Donald Goyette without pay for six months because Goyette failed to notify the city that his license had been suspended and he subsequently drove a firetruck on two separate occasions.
Goyette’s license was suspended after he was arrested by state police on a drunken-driving charge on Storrow Drive in Boston last October. Because Goyette refused a Breathalyzer, his driver’s license was automatically suspended for 180 days in accordance with state law. A police report said Goyette’s eyes were “red and glassy” and that he said he had had “a couple beers” at a Bruins game.
“Not telling the city was a serious lapse of judgment and a transgression,” said Lynch, who considering firing Goyette. “This case needed a significant amount of discipline.”
Lynch also called Goyette a “a good firefighter” who deserves a “second chance.”
Once Goyette returns to work, Lynch said he will be kept on a “short leash” with the city requiring him to “take steps” to address any “underlying reasons” for the
Goyette’s license was suspended after he was arrested by state police on a drunken-driving charge on Storrow Drive in Boston last October. Because Goyette refused a Breathalyzer, his driver’s license was automatically suspended for 180 days in accordance with state law. A police report said Goyette’s eyes were “red and glassy” and that he said he had had “a couple beers” at a Bruins game.
“Not telling the city was a serious lapse of judgment and a transgression,” said Lynch, who considering firing Goyette. “This case needed a significant amount of discipline.”
Lynch also called Goyette a “a good firefighter” who deserves a “second chance.”
Once Goyette returns to work, Lynch said he will be kept on a “short leash” with the city requiring him to “take steps” to address any “underlying reasons” for the
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