Title:
County:
Address: 321 Bedford Road,
Phone: 914-666-6965 Fax: 914-666-2490
Traffic Calendar: The Second and Fourth Wednesday of the Month at
Criminal
Calendar: Thursdays at
Traffic Tickets: Prosecuted by Special Prosecutor (State Police) or local officers
Criminal
Prosecutions: Westchester County District Attorney's Office
Judges: Hon. Erik P. Jacobsen and Hon. David A. Menken
The Town of
In higher speed zones almost all speeding tickets are written for speeds more than 10 mph over the limit. Stationary radar and laser speed detection are widely used on all major highways. Speed enforcement is intense on the parkway as it
is considered a "more dangerous" road.
Traffic Court
Both town justices have "traffic calendars," which are devoted
to adjudicating traffic tickets. The NYS Police are prohibited from negotiating plea bargains on traffic violations. As
a result, a special prosecutor has been appointed to deal with tickets written by the NYS police. 95% of state police tickets
are adjudicated through plea bargains with the special prosecutor. The prosecutor and judges are reasonable about plea bargains
as long as the speed was not more than 20 mph over the limit or over 80 mph.
Local police officers can prosecute their own tickets,
though the special prosecutor may substitute for them. Again, most tickets are resolved through plea bargains.
Expect a
long line of people waiting to talk to the special prosecutor about a plea bargain. A 1 hour wait is typical. Attorneys
are permitted to appear without their clients being present for traffic court.
For more information about speeding and other traffic offenses, click here
All
criminal prosecutions are handled by the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. The Westchester DA's office has taken
a fairly hard line on DWI prosecutions. In 2013 there were more than 2000 alcohol related driving arrests impaired or intoxicated
driving (DWI, DWAI, DWAI-D) in Westchester County. Both the NYS Police and the Westchester County Sheriff's Department made
numerous arrests. Most arrests occurred after dark with many taking place after
In addition to DWI and DWAI, numerous arrests were made for Driving While Impaired by Drugs, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation
and Driving With a Suspended Registration. All of these offenses are "criminal" violations of the law and, as a result are prosecuted
by the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. The DA’s Office has a general rule that breath tests of .12% or more will
not be reduced through plea bargains. However, this is not a hard and fast policy.
Both judges in
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