As New Jersey DWI defense attorneys, we find reports of drunk driving arrests in the media nearly every day of the week. Whether you live in Bergen County, Hudson County or Mercer County, the odds of a driver being pulled over and charged with driving while intoxicated increases with enhanced…
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New Jersey Drunk Driving News: 2 People Seriously injured in Monmouth County DWI Traffic Accident
Even in the best of situations, a routine traffic stop can lead to a charge of drunken driving. Here in the Garden State, local police departments and the State Police maintain drunk driving patrols along public roadways in Union, Atlantic, Ocean and Bergen County. It’s not uncommon for a motorist…
Union Township Drunken Driving News: Prosecutors Upgrade Charges to Vehicular Homicide following Warren DWI Accident
Multiple drunk driving arrests, not to mention numerous DWI convictions can prove to be quite damaging to one’s driving record, much less an individual’s personal relationships, business career and standing in the community. Here in Monmouth County, just like in Ocean, Sussex and Bergen Counties, a driver who causes an…
Bergen County DWI Update: Could Drivers Someday be Arrested for Drowsy Driving Just Like DUIs Today?
Today, it’s not uncommon for a fatigued driver to be stopped by a New Jersey State Police trooper for failure to maintain a lane, possibly caused by drinking and driving. But unlike a motorist who fails a field sobriety test and then blows over 0.08 on a breathalyzer test, a…
Monmouth County Drunk Driving News: Court Revisits Reliability Issues with Alcotest Breath Test Device
Earlier this year the courts were faced with a potential problem affecting the reliability of the Alcotest device, which is used extensively throughout New Jersey to measure the blood-alcohol content (BAC) of suspects arrested for alleged drunken driving. As many people know, breathalyzer machines provide one of the main pieces…
New Jersey Legal Defense News: Bridgeton and Holmdel Police Report DWI, DUI, Marijuana possession Arrests
As New Jersey drunken driving defense attorneys my firm understands how dozens of drivers every week end up being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled dangerous substances (CDS), and even prescription medications (drug DUI). It makes little difference where you live, be it Bergen, Morris, Atlantic or…
Monmouth County DWI Defense: Things to Consider Following a Drunk Driving Arrest in New Jersey
Whether you live or work in Ocean, Sussex, Bergen or Union County, it’s likely that nobody expects to be pulled over by police and arrested on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol. Here in Monmouth County, as in the rest of the Garden State, I and my staff…
Boating Under the Influence in New Jersey Not Unlike Driving While Intoxicated on the Road
With summer not far away, it’s not too soon to mention that boaters, like motorists on land, need to watch their alcohol consumption if they plan to be piloting their watercraft this year. While it may be fin to hear the strains of, “What do you do with a drunken…
Morris County Police Arrest New Jersey Drivers for Drunken Driving and Marijuana Possession
As the weather becomes increasingly more pleasant here in the Garden State, the promise of warm spring days and summer evenings will bring about the inevitable house parties and family get-togethers. Part and parcel with these occasions is the always plentiful selection of beer, wine and hard liquor. While most…
DWI News: Bus Driver Arrested on New Jersey Turnpike; Fails Sobriety Test, Charged with Drunken Driving
Speeding, weaving in and out of traffic, or running a stop sign are all ways that can get a driver killed, much less noticed by the police. While this kind of behavior can be interpreted in several different ways, law enforcement agencies tend to associate it with intoxication. In some…