As Garden State drunk driving defense lawyers, my colleagues and I know that defending those accused of an alcohol- or drug-related traffic accident can become very complicated when injuries are involved. Multi-car accidents can, of course, result in serious and sometimes fatal injuries; however, causing injury while operating a motor…
Articles Posted in Bergen County DWI Defense
Bergen County DWI News: Driver Hits Police Officer’s Patrol Car at Drunk Driving Checkpoint
As many Garden State drivers already know, DWI and drug DUI roadblocks are frequent, if not somewhat random, occurrences throughout the New Jersey area. As Red Bank drunk driving defense lawyers, my colleague and I know that a percentage of motorists who are charged with DWI end up being arrested…
NJ DWI News: Causing Injury to Others while Under the Influence is a Bad Combination
As long-time Garden State drunken driving defense lawyers, my colleagues and I have seen just about everything over the nearly 100 years of our combined legal careers. In our capacity as litigators for New Jersey motorists, representing individuals accused of intoxicated driving or drug DUI has given us more than…
Garden State DWI Update: Reviewing the Penalties for a Boating While Intoxicated Conviction
Quite frequently during course of the summer it is not uncommon for New Jersey DWI and drug DUI defense attorneys to receive numerous inquiries regarding the validity of a BWI summons, better known as a boating while intoxicated offense. The fact that the bulk of these kinds of charges crop…
Rutherford Driver Indicted for Vehicular Manslaughter after Fatal 2013 DWI Pedestrian Accident in Bergen County
While many people know that drunk driving is a risky activity, to say the least, fewer know the true consequences of being found guilty of a DWI or drug-related DUI that results in bodily injury or death. As New Jersey DWI lawyers, we understand how frightening it can be to…
Bergen County DWI News: Police Officer Seriously Injured by Alleged Drunken Driver
One doesn’t necessarily need a New Jersey drunk driving defense attorney to tell you that injuring or killing another individual in an alcohol or drug-related car accident can pose some serious complications to any DWI defense case. Even so, few people truly realize how serious the consequences can be for…
Hackensack Judge Upholds Motorist’s Third DWI Conviction, Sending the Defendant to Jail for 180 Days
There are many good reasons to retain the services of a qualified drunk driving defense attorney — facing a possible third conviction for driving while intoxicated is definitely one situation that almost demands the assistance of a skilled legal professional. Yet for many people, the perceived expense of hiring a…
Hackensack Prosecutor Drops Serious Charges against Bergen County Woman Originally Suspected of Fatal DWI Accident
Last week, the Hackensack Municipal prosecutor’s office dropped two key summonses previously lodged against a River Vale resident who was initially under suspicion of impaired driving after her vehicle struck and killed a well-known local business man last fall. According to news articles, the prosecution essentially cleared 63-year-old Kathleen Gehm…
Police DWI-DUI Blotter: Morris and Bergen County Cops Make Multiple Drunk Driving Arrests
With hundreds of drivers pulled over by police every week all across the Garden State — for all manner of traffic and vehicle infractions — it is not unexpected that a certain percentage of these police stops will result in arrests for any number of more serious offenses. Drunken driving,…
Municipal Police in Bergen County Arrest Drivers on Charges of DWI, Aggravated Assault
When it comes to alcohol-related traffic offenses, New Jersey is hardly unique among the many states that have stiff anti-drunk driving laws. We are, however, one of the most densely populated states in the Union, can make law enforcement efforts to curb drunk driving — not to mention drugged driving,…