It’s not surprising, with all the anti-drunken driving campaigns that target potentially impaired Garden State motorists every year, that New Jersey law enforcement agencies and our court system hold little love for drivers convicted of DWI or drug DUI. While use of illicit drugs, such as cocaine and marijuana, by…
Being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, prescription medication (drug DUI) or an illicit drug/controlled dangerous substance (CDS), such as marijuana, cocaine or heroine, is just the beginning of a journey that will take a defendant from drunken or impaired driving charges all the way through to a…
As a former municipal prosecutor, I know that it is sometimes difficult for the prosecution to prove that a motorist was legally drunk at the time of a DWI, drug DWI or DUI arrest. Much of the state’s case against a driver accused of driving under the influence relies on…
Here in the Garden State, a motorist can be pulled over for any number of traffic violations including excessive speed, failure to maintain one’s lane, improper use of turn signal and even defective vehicle equipment, such as a broken taillight or burned-out headlamp. It’s not that these are unusual violations,…
First off, and we’ve said it here countless times, whether a motorist is arrested and charged with DWI in Atlantic, Essex, Hudson or Bergen County, the consequences of a drunken driving conviction are the same across the Garden State and a conviction can be very damaging to an individual’s personal…
In cases where a motorist has been arrested for drunken driving, one of the more significant pieces of evidence for the state is the resulting blood-alcohol content (BAC) measurement from the breathalyzer or Alcotest device employed by police agencies all across the Garden State. One thing to keep in mind,…
Apparently Apple has joined Research in Motion in dumping software applications that allegedly notify drivers of the times and locations of sobriety checkpoints and drunken driving roadblocks. For anyone who doesn’t know, DWI checkpoints are set up by state and local police in areas that have a historically high incidence…
It’s important to remember that a drunk driving arrest and subsequent DWI or drug DUI charges are not the end of the world. However, any time a person is picked up for driving under the influence of alcohol or driving while impaired due to prescription drugs one should always consult…
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…
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…