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PEOPLE v. LOREN

4 N.Y.3d 411 (2005)

828 N.E.2d 983

796 N.Y.S.2d 26

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. AARON J. LOREN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 28, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl E. Manne, Herkimer, for appellant.

John H. Crandall, Sr., District Attorney, Herkimer (Jeffrey S. Carpenter of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges G.B. SMITH, CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, READ and R.S. SMITH concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENBLATT, J.

We hold that Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1102 permits a fire chief to empower subordinate firefighters to regulate and direct traffic at the scene of a fire or accident.

On December 17, 2003, units from the Village of Poland Volunteer Fire Department, commanded by the department's chief, responded to an automobile accident on a public road. The chief ordered two firefighters, Mary Reddington and Edward Squire...

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