First, some basics: A charge of impaired driving due to alcohol consumption here in the Garden State is based on New Jersey drunken driving laws as reflected in N.J.S. 39: 4-50. Known generally as “drunk driving,” this is referred to variously as driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while…
Most New Jersey drivers already know that state and federal law enforcement and traffic safety groups spends a great deal on anti-drunken driving education and enforcement, especially around the holidays. We can see it constantly; the increased DWI-DUI patrols on our highways and surface streets, more frequent drunk driving roadblocks…
As we’ve stated previously, those who follow the news, here in New Jersey, know that drunk driving arrests are pretty much a part of the automotive landscape. Considering the various scenarios that can result in a motorist being arrested, charged and tried for operating their car or truck while under…
Anyone who follows the local news in the Garden State is not a stranger to the literally dozens of DWI arrests that occur every week across the state. As defense attorneys who specialize in drunken driving and drug DUI cases, we know how an otherwise law-abiding citizen can be caught…
We rarely if ever go off-topic, but the latest move in the fight against distracted driving accidents will likely garner the attention of many people around the Garden State. The issue is how and where one’s pet is situated in the family sedan, SUV or minivan. How does this even…
Every now and again we are asked by clients and acquaintances alike what it is like to be arrested for drunken driving and if there are any tricks to avoiding being arrested for DWI. Quite frankly, the biggest trick — tried and true — is simply not to drink any…
It’s not every day that one can say that a piece of clothing or jewelry helped them get out of a tight legal spot, but that was the gist of a case against a New Jersey woman, who is now able to say her tongue stud helped her out in…
Look at the headlines any day of the week and one can see the volume and frequency of drunken driving arrests here in the Garden State. Is it just us, or do we just have bad luck when it comes to being charged with driving under the influence? Probably a…
While the New Jersey’s state police and local PDs run pretty heavy drunken driving patrols from time to time, here in New Jersey the laws on drunken driving treat a DWI as a vehicle violation or civil offense. Unlike other surrounding states, our has yet to criminalize the mere act…
We’ve discussed this topic before, but an editorial earlier this year got us thinking a bit more on the potential for future “Phoning-while-driving” (PWD, perhaps?) legislation. Some may laugh, but stranger things have happened in the name of traffic safety. While we understand the potential dangers of distracted driving, could…