Driver, 22, charged for leaving scene of Staten Island crash that killed 19 ... - New York Daily News
A man with a checkered driving history and no license ran a red light and smacked into a traffic light pole, killing one of his passengers — a 19-year-old woman — before running from the Staten Island scene. “I was always telling her, ‘Go out with responsible people,’ ” said Alvaro Jorge, 63, a retired state corrections officer. ’ She’d say, ‘Dad, no. ’ ”. Alize Jorge, who was sitting in the backseat, was found in the trunk of the mangled Mitsubishi after the Sunday night wreck, cops said. All three people in the car were from Staten Island. Mayor de Blasio on Monday said a key element of the city’s Vision Zero initiative has been to exact tougher penalties on unsafe drivers. “I think this is why we have Vision Zero,” he said. “We have, I think, over the last year and a half, steadily increased the penalties for drivers who have killed people and injured people grievously. NYPD records show 127 people have been killed in motor vehicle crashes citywide this year. De Blasio said parents should talk to their kids about staying out of the cars of unsafe drivers. “I’ve certainly had this conversation with my children to really be careful who you get in a car with,” de Blasio said. Source: www.nydailynews.com
