Manhattan leaving the scene of accident dismissed
2014
Our client, a cab driver, reached out to us unhappy with how the court
appointed lawyer was defending this case for leaving the scene of an accident
involving a bicycle. The bicyclist claimed that they saw our client driving
a yellow taxi cab and that our client struck them and they fell onto the
ground. They also claimed that our client drove away from the location
of the accident without getting out of the cab or providing information
to anyone at the scene of the accident. Our client
contacted us for help. When our client met with Lance Fletcher, Lance immediately understood,
based on Lance’s experience, that Lance could help. We reviewed
the criminal court file including the complaint, the police records, and
requested medical records of the bicyclist to see if there was even an
injury. After a few months of litigation and defending against the charges,
we negotiated a deal to have the case completely dismissed without trial
as long as our client just completed some
community service.