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1 day agoBrooklyn Hit-and-Run Kills 44-Year-Old Near Ocean Avenue
A 44-year-old woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Brooklyn, raising concerns about pedestrian safety in the area.
A Manhattan appellate court found that the city's speed camera program is legally sound in a decision that caps off an eight-year legal battle that sought to potentially invalidate millions of automatically issued tickets. A group of speeding ticket recipients argued that speed camera summons violate state traffic law on a technicality. Part of the citation on the tickets, called a notice of liability, fails to include a technician's certificate, which they argue, must be signed by a specialist employed by the city.
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