People v. Valencia

Graffeo, J. (concurring).

Defendant’s blood alcohol level was about three times the legal limit when he drove at night in the wrong direction on a Long Island parkway at a high rate of speed. He continued on this course despite attempts by oncoming drivers to warn him of the danger he was creating. After approximately four miles, defendant crashed head-on into another vehicle and then careened into another car. Defendant’s response after being informed that he had injured other people was: “I don’t know and I don’t care.”

Defendant was indicted for, among other offenses, vehicular assault in…