A proposed New York State bill titled 'Stop Super Speeders' is gaining traction following a fatal car crash in Brooklyn. The bill mandates speed limiters for drivers with 11 or more license points or multiple tickets within a year. After a tragic incident that killed a mother and her children, advocates stress the need for laws targeting dangerous, repeat offenders, as current regulations lack enforcement mechanisms to keep reckless drivers off the roads. The legislation aims to enhance safety and prevent further tragedies in urban areas.
"When you look at the data of who are the most dangerous drivers on our streets, you realize that they are recidivist, reckless drivers, and there is no mechanism in state or local law in New York to effectively either force them to drive safer, or to prevent them from getting behind the wheel of a car in the first place," State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, a co-sponsor of the bill, told the New York Jewish Week Tuesday.
"The 'Stop Super Speeders' bill would allow us to take a vehicle which is being driven in a very dangerous manner - almost like a weapon - and allow it to be operated in a much more safe way, so that we can keep people safe on our streets," he added.
Natasha Saada, 34, and her children Diana, 8, Deborah, 5, and Philip, 4, were leaving a Midwood synagogue around 1 p.m. when the driver of an Audi crashed into the rear bumper of a Toyota Camry, designated as an Uber.
"The impact caused the Camry to be pushed aside while the Audi continued forward and struck four pedestrians in the crosswalk, a mother and her three young children, before overturning," Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
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