Most any New Jersey motorist should be able to tell you that drunken driving enforcement around the Garden State appears to have gotten more intense over the years. And it should come as no surprise, especially to those individuals who have been convicted of DWI, that the state police, local…
Drunken driving enforcement is nothing new to motorists in New Jersey. With economic woes still reverberating across the country, the Garden State has seen its share of turmoil. It’s no doubt that many people choose to ease the pain with a drink or two at the local bar or friendly…
A Gloucester Co. resident recently pleaded guilty to driving under the influence following her arrest in late June in Middle Township. According to court records, 21-year-old Jena L. Davidson of Swedesboro will have her driving privileges withheld for seven months. In addition to her DWI-related drivers license suspension, the judge…
Colin Bonus, William Proetta, and myself attended a four day standardized field sobriety test (“SFST”) instructor course in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 23 -26. The objective of the seminar was to provide us with the skill and know how to instruct lawyers and police officers on how to properly administer…
As a former New Jersey municipal prosecutor, I can respect the lengths to which our state and local municipalities go to reduce traffic fatalities. According to a new study released out of the nation’s capital, law enforcement agencies across the country have some good news to crow about: Highway deaths…
According to news reports, anout-of-state driver charged in the drunk driving death of a driver from Lower Township, NJ, has pleaded guilty to that 2009 fatal crash. In addition, court records show that the defendant, 38-year-old John J. Lawless, had been charged with driving under the influence a total of…
It seems that we hear and read more and more of famous movie and TV stars, musicians and other notable personalities being arrested for drunken driving. As a New Jersey DWI defense lawyer, my job is to assist motorists arrested for and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol,…
Whether you live in Red Bank or Newark, Atlantic City or Trenton, as a New Jersey motorist you always have the potential to be stopped for one of dozens of traffic violations by a the state police or of any of the hundreds of county and municipal law enforcement officers…
As a New Jersey DWI defense attorney, my law offices have a vast amount of experience handling a wide variety of drunken driving, marijuana possession in a vehicle, and drug DUI cases throughout the Garden State. The following is just a sample of the typical police arrests in the Bergen…
When a motorist is pulled over in New Jersey for a routine traffic violation the opportunity does exist for a drunken driving arrest or summons. Depending on the circumstances — whether an individual is coming home from a night out with one’s spouse, following a party at a friend’s home…