People v. Goldstein

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Sullivan County (Ledina, J.), rendered April 13, 2007, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of reckless endangerment in the first degree (two counts) and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree.

At a time when his driver’s license was suspended and had been previously suspended more than 20 times, defendant was pulled over by police for failing to stop at a stop sign. When the officer asked to see his license, defendant took flight and drove away, allegedly reaching speeds of 70 to 80 miles per…