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Dealers Behind Fatal ODs Would Be Charged With Manslaughter Under NY Bill: 'This Is A Crisis' Dealers Behind Fatal ODs Would Be Charged With Manslaughter Under NY Bill: 'This Is A Crisis'
Dealers Behind Fatal ODs Would Be Charged With Manslaughter Under NY Bill: 'This Is A Crisis' Drug dealers in New York could soon face manslaughter charges for selling narcotics that result in fatal overdoses. State lawmakers are considering a bill that would make selling, delivering, or otherwise administering a controlled substance eligible for manslaughter charges if someone later dies from an overdose. Under current law, a person who provides an illicit drug that results in death can typically only be charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, a non-violent felony. Related Report: 'Gone Forever': Yonkers Mom Recounts Teen's Overdose On 'Red Table Talk' The bi…

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‘Cowardly, Selfish’: Vehicular Homicide Charges For High Driver In Fatal Long Island Crash: DA ‘Cowardly, Selfish’: Vehicular Homicide Charges For High Driver In Fatal Long Island Crash: DA
‘Cowardly, Selfish’: Vehicular Homicide Charges For High Driver In Fatal Long Island Crash: DA An alleged impaired driver accused of fleeing the scene after causing a Long Island crash that killed an 82-year-old man is facing vehicular homicide charges. George Hackett, age 52, of Wading River, was formally arraigned on aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, June 28. According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, Hackett was high on multiple drugs and speeding on Sunrise Highway in East Quogue at around 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 8, when his Hyundai SUV slammed into a Nissan SUV driven by the victim, Franklin Blake. Earlier Report: …

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by Michael Mashburn