Talk about your repeat drunk driving offenders, East Rutherford resident, Shaun Campbell, will surely have a place in the record books. According to reports, the 39-year-old already had a dozen DWI convictions, and 78 license suspensions, prior to a recent accident when he allegedly caused a head-on crash with another driver…
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Middlesex County DWI Enforcement for Prom and Graduation Season
Middlesex County, New Jersey, has renewed its initiative to combat drunk driving during the Prom and Graduation season this year. In this regard, periodic checkpoints shall be set up throughout Middlesex County during the month of May and June. The target locations for the DWI roadblocks shall coincide with the prom…
Could New Jersey DWI Laws Soon Apply to Drowsy Driving?
It sure doesn’t sound like drunk driving, but I bet this has happened to you or someone you know. You’re driving home a bit tired after working a double shift in Jersey City, or trying to squeeze in that last 50 miles returning from a very full weekend in Atlantic City.…
New Jersey Drunk Driving Police Blotter
Boonton — Police charged a 58-year-old Boonton Township, NJ, man with DWI, reckless driving and not having insurance for his vehicle. The allegedly intoxicated man was picked up by police during the late afternoon on Saturday, April 25, and released pending an appearance in court. Boonton — A woman from…
Will Marijuana DUI Arrests in New Jersey be Affected by Legalization?
Could New Jersey expect an increase in DUI arrest involving marijuana if the drug becomes legal for medicinal use? Nobody can truly know the answer until such a law takes effect. But with the increasing number of medical marijuana bills being proposed and voted into law across the country, one…
Alcotest Digital Data – Fact or Fiction?
The New Jersey DWI defense bar has been speculating for some time as to what impact digital data would have on cases. I have spoken to numerous attorneys who hold themselves out as DWI experts and have gotten mixed reports as to the anticipated benefit of digital data. I can tell you…
Intoxicated Teen Arrested for Assault by Auto in Jersey City
A 19-year-old Bayonne man, already up on charges for driving while intoxicated, , has now been slapped with two counts of aggravated assault as a result of an accident last Saturday that left two young girls in critical condition, one of them paralyzed perhaps for life. The teen was arraigned…
Bayonne, NJ, Man Arrested for DWI After Hoboken Police Chase
Downtown Hoboken, New Jersey, was the scene of a DWI arrest this past Sunday following what could have easily been a deadly car chase between police and an allegedly intoxicated 23-year-old Bayonne man. Police reported that the suspect refused to pull over and then led them on a chase, which almost…
Glassboro, NJ, DWI Suspect Gets Plea Deal from Gloucester Prosecutors
A Glassboro, New Jersey, man arrested for a DWI traffic death in Gloucester Country late last year has been offered seven years in jail in exchange for a guilty plea — three years less than the maximum 10 years he could face if convicted in a jury trial. Charges of driving…
Another DWI Checkpoint Scheduled for Middletown NJ
It seems that the Monmouth County DWI Task Force has an affinity for Middletown NJ. The organization has scheduled another DWI checkpoint in the municipality. This is at least the second such roadblock in the municipality. We can only assume that the prior roadblock proved successful insofar as the same…