Property Clerk of New York City Police Department v. Lizziano

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Martin Shulman, *236J.), entered on or about January 23, 2002, which granted plaintiff Property Clerk’s motion for summary judgment in a civil forfeiture proceeding involving defendant’s car, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The instant petition originally sought forfeiture of defendant’s car on the ground that he operated it while intoxicated in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1192 (2) and (3). After commencement of the proceeding, defendant wrote a letter to the Mayor and the Public Advocate stating that the reason he turned the wrong way down a…