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Judge: DMV Can Revoke License After 5 Drunk or Drugged Driving Convictions

Posted on May 30, 2014 | by Adam White & Steve Vaccaro

In Carney v NYS Dept. of Motor Vehicles, the court upholds the authority of the DMV to revoke a license after 5 drunk or drugged driving convictions.

For many years, traffic collisions and crashes have been called “accidents” by drivers, their insurers, police, and even pedestrian and cyclist victims themselves. But the term "accident" implies a sudden, unforeseeable occurrence for which no one bears fault. In fact, most traffic collisions are caused by aggressive or reckless driving. We use the term "crash" to avoid implying an absence of driver fault. The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and the NYPD agree with us, and have adopted the terms “crash” and "collision" instead of "accident."

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Judge: DMV Can Revoke License After 5 Drunk or Drugged Driving Convictions

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