Alcohol consumption prior to driving is one of the more common causes of DUI arrests in New Jersey, however with doctor-prescribed medications on the rise more and more drivers are being stopped and charged by law enforcement for driving under the influence of drugs (also known as drug DWI). As…
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NJ Supreme Court to Review Appeal Involving Ocean County DWI Case Involving Over-serving of Alcohol
The desire to place blame is quite common especially when a traffic accident results in injury or death. The question in some drunken driving cases involves determining who was ultimately responsible for the accident. Was it the driver who allegedly consumed too much alcohol or was it the bar, pub…
Garden State Police Charge Two Drivers with DWI in Separate Traffic Accidents
Morris County DWI Crash Police responding to a Monday night car accident between two vehicles ended up arresting a Pompton Plains resident for driving while intoxicated. The collision occurred along a section of the Newark Pompton Turnpike near Route 23. As a New Jersey drunken driving defense attorney, I’ll tell…
NJ Drunk Driving News: Sobriety Testing May Become Mandatory in Cases of Serious, Fatal Auto Accidents
Any one who has ever been arrested for DWI or charged with drunk driving here in New Jersey would likely agree that law enforcement and the judicial system have a very low tolerance for DWI offenders. With intensive drunken driving campaigns, roadside sobriety checkpoints and enhanced DWI and DUI patrols…
Bergen County Drunk Driving News: Multiple DWI / DUI Arrests in Lyndhurst, North Arlington
DWI arrests come in all shapes and sizes, sometimes in ways that one wouldn’t expect. The important thing to remember is that anyone who feels the least bit tipsy from alcohol consumption or is otherwise impaired due to prescription medications (drug DUI) or other controlled dangerous substance (CDS) should think…
NJ DWI Defense Update: Legally Defining the Term “Impaired Driving” for New Jersey Motorists
In Bergen, Monmouth, Ocean, Union and all counties throughout the Garden State, understanding what is or is not impaired driving is key to a good drunken driving defense. As a New Jersey DWI lawyer, my firm works to assist motorists who have been accused of driving under the influence of…
Essex County, NJ, Receives Grant Money to Increase Drunk Driving Patrols and DWI Arrests
Like many New Jersey counties, Essex is the recipient of federal funds to cover the cost of traffic enforcement, including increased drunken driving patrols, sobriety checkpoints and other DWI-related policing efforts. As a New Jersey drunk driving defense attorney, I know that not every DWI or prescription drug DUI arrest…
New Jersey Drunk Driving News: Little Falls, NJ, Police Reports Multiple DWI Arrests in Passaic County
Local municipalities throughout the Garden State make numerous traffic stops and subsequent arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol. As DUI defense attorneys understand the ins and outs of this state’s legal system. Whether it is a case of drunk driving where the motorist has been arrested at one…
NJ Drunk Driving Defense News: Bergen County DWI and Drug DUI and CDS Arrests
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…
Drunk Driving Defense Update: Never Assume a DWI or DUI Arrests Always Leads to Conviction
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…