Golden says his hit-run bill is gaining momentum in Albany
State Sen. Marty Golden (R-Bay Ridge-southern Brooklyn) said he is confident a proposal he made last year for stricter penalties against hit-run drivers will become law, now that other legislators have joined his cause.
Golden said he is pleased that state senators Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) and Ken LaValle (R- Port Jefferson) and assembly members Ed Hennessey (D-Medford) and Fred Thiele (I-Sag Harbor) are cosponsoring his legislation. Golden originally introduced the bill last year.
The new version of the bill, like Golden’s previously proposed legislation, would increase the penalties for leaving the scene of a hit-and-run accident.