For many New Jersey residents, rather than enjoy this past Labor Day weekend they likely spent most of their time cleaning up from the effects of tropical storm Irene. Still, in areas less affected, surely some Garden State drivers saw some increased drunken driving enforcement activities by state and local…
Being arrested for drunken driving in New Jersey is one thing, but being charged with driving while intoxicated following a traffic accident that one may or may not have caused brings a whole new dimension to a DWI arrest. As New Jersey drunken driving defense attorneys I and my staff…
It goes without saying that the annual anti-drunk driving campaigns, here in the Garden State as well as nationwide, are funded in part by the government in hopes that some alcohol-related traffic deaths and injuries might be avoided. Of course, there is always a question of how effective these efforts…
For anyone who thinks that having a can of beer, glass of wine or shot of whiskey while operating a watercraft in New Jersey waters is not the same as driving a passenger car after having a drink of alcohol, think again. New Jersey law enforcement agencies in Monmouth, Atlantic,…
Here in the Garden State, drunken driving arrests are not uncommon, especially during the summer months when company picnics, family gatherings and friendly get-togethers are much more frequent. The point is, while being pulled over for driving under the influence may not be unusual during most of the year, getting…
It would appear that Belleville Twp. has one of the lowest instances of drunk driving in all of the Garden State, at least during a recent traffic enforcement effort designed, among other things, to catch impaired drivers and have them arrested for and charged with DWI. Police officers from the…
According to news reports, witnesses in the fatal DWI traffic accident case against former “Melrose Place” actress Amy Locane stated that the TV star was found allegedly “giggling in a ditch” following the fatal 2010 drunken driving wreck that killed the driver and occupant of a second vehicle in June…
Drivers traveling in the Rockaway Township area, and other municipalities around the Garden State, will likely be seeing more and more drunken driving patrols on New Jersey roadways in the coming weeks as the Labor Day holiday approaches. During times such as this, law enforcement agencies in Morris, Bergen, Monmouth…
There’s nothing conclusive, but recent news regarding safety belt usage in the Garden State might have some people wondering if increased belt usage is good for reducing drunken driving arrests as well. Of course, there likely very little direct correlation between wearing a seatbelt and being stopped by a police…
As drunken driving defense attorneys, I and my experienced staff of DWI lawyers understand the monetary and legal implications of a drunken driving or prescription drug DUI arrest faced by many motorists. Getting a ticket for driving under the influence is nothing to take lightly, even as a first-time DWI…