District attorneys in two of the most influential counties in New York are backing the version of the Stop Super Speeders Act that Gov. Hochul included in her executive budget.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and his Brooklyn counterpart Eric Gonzalez sent a letter to Hochul, state Sen. Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie urging them to insert speed-limiting devices in the cars of repeat reckless drivers — a long-sought reform that hasn’t gotten through the legislature, but now looks likely to pass, thanks to Gov. Hochul’s support.
“Speeding is a public safety emergency,” the elected prosecutors wrote. “From 2020 to 2024, unsafe speed was a top contributing factor to traffic deaths in New York City, playing a role in 317 fatal crashes and nearly 17,000 injury crashes. As prosecutors, we have seen firsthand the human cost of traffic crashes — and we support innovative ways to reduce dangerous driving behavior.”…