Robert Hudson may well have died so the city of New York could collect a fine from his wife for neglecting to wear her seatbelt. Maybe.
If the account presented by his widow's attorney is true, Hudson was victimized by New York's desperate search for revenues to compensate for the money it has lost over the years. New York's practice reflects the efforts of other cities and states to raise money.
An account in The New York Daily News reported that Robert Hudson, 72, drove his wife Doris, also 72, to a Queens Village pharmacy on Jan. 14 so she could obtain medicine and she took her seat belt off.
The Hudsons subsequently returned to the car and drove off. After driving a block or more, Robert Hudson collapsed behind the wheel and later died at Franklin Hospital.
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/bruce-ticker/34307/dying-to-fill-the-coffersAin't America grand?