Numerous police arrests are made every day across the Garden State against drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or some other intoxicated substance. While a fair percentage of these DWI and drug DUI arrests are perhaps warranted, many others are based on less than substantial evidence. As…
No matter where you drive in the Garden State, be it Middlesex, Bergen, Union or Atlantic County, when a drunk driving traffic arrest involves a fatal car wreck, the stakes for the defendant rise considerably when it comes to walking into the courtroom for the first time. As New Jersey…
Right off the bat, as a New Jersey drunk driving defense lawyer and a former municipal DWI prosecuting attorney, let me say that running from the police and attempting to evade arrest is highly frowned upon by law enforcement agencies; and it certainly won’t get a defendant any sympathy from…
Having worked both sides of the aisle — previously as a municipal prosecutor and now as a defense attorney — I understand the methods and strategies that the state’s attorneys employ to attain drunken driving convictions in court. As New Jersey DWI defense lawyer, I and my colleagues represent all…
With the holidays fast upon us there is a more than better chance that someone you know may be stopped by state police or local law enforcement for some type of traffic violation. Of those Garden State motorists stopped by police for offenses such as speeding, improper lane change, or…
While the warm weather months are definitely behind us, New Jersey State Police and local law enforcement agencies note that parties and friendly get-togethers during the holidays also bring out the drinker in many drivers. As nearly anyone who drives in the Garden State understands, drunken driving enforcement never really…
First and foremost, anti-drunken driving enforcement in the Garden State is handled in a number of ways. While enhanced roving DWI patrols in counties like Monmouth, Bergen and Ocean are often used before and during popular holidays, such as July Fourth, New Year’s, Memorial Day and others, drunk driving checkpoints,…
Unless one saw it in the paper or caught it online, we now know the top four places in the state that get the most funding for anti-drunken driving enforcement here in the Garden State. As New Jersey DWI defense attorneys, my firm is well aware of the lengths that…
With so much emphasis on curbing drinking and driving here in the Garden State it’s no surprise that a great deal of money is funneled to state and municipal law enforcement agencies for enhanced drunken driving saturation patrols and additional DWI roadblocks and sobriety checkpoints. While police agencies, government entities…
Whether you live or work here in Monmouth, NJ, or in Hudson, Bergen or Atlantic County, as a New Jersey motorist you have no doubt seen or been directed into one of the frequent police checkpoints used to catch drivers who may be operating their car or truck under the…