As Morris County drunk driving defense attorneys, my office represents motorists charged with DWI and drug DUI offenses. Incidents of driving under the influence of either alcohol or drugs, whether prescription or illegal substances such as marijuana, occur with relative frequency all across New Jersey. Examples of arrests for driving…
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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…
Monmouth County DWI Police Blotter: Drunk Driving and Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) Arrests
Howell A 25-year-old Point Pleasant resident was pulled over on Route 9 by police for an unknown traffic violation. In the course of the traffic stop, officers noticed evidence of marijuana either on the woman’s person or in the vehicle. The driver was charged with possession of less than 50…
NJ DWI News: Passaic County Police Make Multiple DWI Arrests in Clifton, New Jersey, Area
It may seem that bad things happen in groups, but this is probably just the law of averages in action. Still, the police in Passaic County had their hands full not long ago when more than a half-dozen motorists were arrested for drunken driving in less than three days in…
New Jersey Drunk Driving Update: Understanding the DWI Arrest and Conviction Process — Part One
Taking the wheel of a car or truck while intoxicated is never advisable, though many people do drive after drinking a beer, a glass of wine or shot of tequila. After doing so, the odds of getting pulled over can often go up many fold. As a New Jersey DWI…
New Jersey Drunk Driving Defense News: Bergen County DWI and Drug DUI Police Blotter
With so many drivers on the road it’s no surprise that drunken driving arrests occur every day all across the Garden State. As a New Jersey DWI defense attorney with offices throughout the state, I’ve dealt with a wide variety of motorists who have been charged with drunken driving or…
New Jersey DWI News: Traffic Deaths Fall to 1950 Levels; Authorities Credit Enhanced Drunk Driving Enforcement
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…
NJ DWI Defense Update: New Jersey Drunk Driving Arrests Have Many Steps Before Possible Conviction
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…
New Jersey Drunk Driving News: Bergen County DWI and Drug DUI Police Blotter
LyndhurstA 56-year-old out-of-state woman was arrested and charged with DWI after she apparently left the scene of a minor accident. According to police reports, officers were called to the scene of a motor vehicle accident on a late Monday afternoon, from which one of the drivers had subsequently left. At…
New Jersey Drunk Driving News: Morris County Police Blotter DWI Arrests and Summonses
East Hanover, New JerseyA 35-year-old Elmwood Park woman was issued a summons for drunk driving as well as leaving the scene of an traffic accident after she reportedly hit another vehicle along Rt. 10 near the Algonquin Pkwy early last month. A Hanover police officer as well as several other…