{"id":368762,"date":"2021-11-18T04:41:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T01:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/keith-wright-charges-dropped-in-cyclist-dooring\/"},"modified":"2021-11-18T04:41:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T01:41:22","slug":"keith-wright-charges-dropped-in-cyclist-dooring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/keith-wright-charges-dropped-in-cyclist-dooring\/","title":{"rendered":"#Keith Wright charges dropped in cyclist &#8216;dooring&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Keith Wright charges dropped in cyclist &#8216;dooring&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Manhattan prosecutors on Wednesday moved to drop charges against the New York Democratic Party boss accused of \u201cdooring\u201d a cyclist and fleeing the scene of the incident over the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Marisol Martinez Alonso\u00a0dismissed and sealed the case against Keith\u00a0Wright, who was charged with speeding off after allegedly opening his car door into the path of a cyclist, sending the man flying, on Aug. 26 in Central Harlem.<\/p>\n<p>The bicyclist tumbled to the ground and sustained \u201cbruising to his ankle and substantial pain,\u201d according to a criminal complaint first reported by The Post in September.<\/p>\n<p>After a brief exchange with the victim, Wright, 66, allegedly sped off without providing his name, prosecutors said at his arraignment in September.<\/p>\n<p>In a motion to dismiss on Wednesday, however, Assistant District Attorney Myles Ashong said that prosecutors couldn\u2019t prove the charge of leaving the scene of an incident \u2014 because the law only <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lies when someone is \u201coperating a motor vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Operating a vehicle means sitting behind the wheel, for the purpose of placing it in motion, Ashong wrote. But Wright, the current chair of the New York County Democratic Committee, was apparently leaving his BMW to go to a store when he flung open his door.<\/p>\n<p>Ashong noted that while it is illegal in New York to open a car door into the path of a bicyclist, that is a traffic infraction punishable by a ticket, not a criminal offense. <\/p>\n<p>Wright\u2019s attorney, Tony Ricco, didn\u2019t im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely return a request for comment Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/keith-wright-782.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Judge Marisol Martinez had the case against Wright dismissed and had his record sealed.\" class=\"wp-image-20185397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/keith-wright-782.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/keith-wright-782.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/keith-wright-782.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Judge Marisol Martinez had the case against Wright, right, dismissed and had his record sealed.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Seth Wenig<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The lawyer previously said that the bicyclist was riding a \u201cspeeding motorized e-bike, one that was operating without a headlight, or taillight on\u201d or a horn, and there was no way for his client to know he was rapidly approaching from behind.<\/p>\n<p>After the incident, Wright remained on the scene for 40 to 45 minutes before leaving, the attorney added.<\/p>\n<p>Cops later tracked down Wright, who spent more than two decades in Albany as a state assemblyman representing Harlem, and questioned him about the incident over the phone on Sept. 8, the complaint said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was about to open my car door while he was riding an electric bike,\u201d Wright allegedly told investigators. \u201cIt is his fault for running into my door. I told him to go to the hospital. I did not exchange my information with him. I asked for his information but he did not give it to me.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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