Legal Opinion
Criscione v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 13, 2001PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
In this appeal we consider whether a police officer who was driving a patrol car in response to a 911 dispatch call to investigate a family dispute was engaged in the “emergency operation” of a vehicle as defined in Vehicle and Traffic Law § 114-b. We hold as a matter of law that the driver was involved in an “emergency operation.” Consequently, his actions should not have been measured by the jury under ordinary negligence standards, but rather by the “reckless disregard” standard of section 1104 (e) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
Plaintiff Joseph Criscione and…
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