Letter to Barbara Fiala, Commissioner of NY Department of Motor Vehicles - Dismissal of Tickets Against Driver Who Killed 3-Year-Old in Flushing, Queens

Letter

Commissioner Barbara Fiala
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
6 Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12228

Dear Commissioner Fiala,

On the afternoon of October 6th 2013, Ahmad Abu-Zayedeha was driving his car when he ran over and killed pedestrian Allison Liao, who was only three years old. Allison was walking hand in hand across the street with her grandmother in Flushing, Queens, when the driver carelessly failed to stop for the crossing family. After painstakingly watching the video of this tragedy, I am writing to protest the unacceptable and irresponsible decision by a Department of Motor Vehicles Administrative Law Judge to dismiss the traffic tickets against Ahmad Abu-Zayedeha.

As the mother of young children, I cannot imagine what Allison's parents, Amy and Hsi-Pei Liao are going through. This accident was a horrible tragedy and the driver must be held accountable.

I would appreciate your response on some key questions in relation to the matter: What were the adjudication procedures that led to the decision to dismiss the tickets? Does your office have the right to overrule this decision? Are there procedures that can be taken at the January 6th meeting to punish the driver? Will the DMV place the driver's license on suspension?

Thank you for your attention to this tragic matter. I will be working closely with the grieving Liao family in fighting for the justice they so deserve for their deceased daughter.

Sincerely,

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