Bail reform poster child gets arrested again
The Bronx teen who became a cause célèbre for bail reform has been arrested – for the 12th time – on driving offenses, sources told The Post on Monday.
Pedro Hernandez was nabbed Sunday night at Jerome Avenue and 170th Street in The Bronx for weaving in and out of traffic, sources said.
He was charged with reckless driving and reckless endangerment, according to police.
The 18-year-old became the poster child for bail reform for refusing to take a no-jail plea deal in connection to a 2015 bodega shooting in The Bronx.
As a result, the teen spent a year on Rikers Island on gun possession and assault charges before his $250,000 bail was reduced to $100,000 and posted by the nonprofit organization Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.
Prosecutors dropped those charges against him last year, saying a key witness stopped cooperating.
Hernandez has been arrested 11 times before, dating back to 2014 for criminal possession of a weapon, according to police. Some arrests are sealed.
Just last week, his case on driving with a suspended license charge was dropped after he participated in a program that allows defendants with minor traffic offenses to get their cases dismissed once they pay their DMV fines.
Hernandez still faces robbery charges in an unrelated case.
His lawyer declined to comment on his latest bust.
Hernandez is suing the city and NYPD Detective David Terrell, whom he accuses of pressuring a witness to falsely identify Hernandez as the gunman in the 2015 shooting.
Additional reporting by Stephanie Pagones
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