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Dad, lawmakers seek stronger anti-drunken-driving law
Quick ReadLenny Rosado, whose 11-year-old daughter died in what police said was a DWI crash, wants to see a bill passed make it a felony to drive drunk with a child.
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Lenny Rosado, whose daughter police say was killed by her friend's mother in an alleged DWI crash in October 2009 on the Henry Hudson Parkway, joins Assemb. Harvey Weisenberg, District Attorney Kathleen Rice and Sen. Charles Fuschillo in calling on Gov. David Paterson to help immediately pass Leandra's Law. The law would create felony charges for those who drive drunk with a child in the car. (Nov. 13, 2009 )
With drunken-driving legislation expected to come before a special session in Albany next week, a Manhattan father whose 11-year-old daughter died in what police said was a DWI crash called Friday for quick passage of a bill that would make it a felony to drive drunk with a child.
"We need to protect our children," said Lenny Rosado, whose daughter, Leandra Rosado, was a passenger in a car...
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