Colin Bonus, William Proetta, and myself attended a four day standardized field sobriety test (“SFST”) instructor course in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 23 -26. The objective of the seminar was to provide us with the skill and know how to instruct lawyers and police officers on how to properly administer…
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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…
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 Update: Reasons and Procedures for DWI-related Field Sobriety Testing
Knowing what to expect following a drunken driving traffic stop may help some individuals prepare themselves for the next steps in the DWI arrest and conviction process. Of course, nobody wants to have a drunk driving conviction on their record, but this is always a risk when a motorist who…
New Jersey DWI News: Labor Day Means More Sobriety Checkpoints and Increased Drunk-driving Patrols
As a New Jersey DWI defense attorney, I usually tell people arrested for drunk driving (or issued a summons for DWI, Drug DUI or other CDS-related traffic offenses) to seek the services of a qualified drunk driving lawyer. One of the more likely times to be stopped for driving while…
Bergen County, New Jersey, DWI News: North Arlington Drunk Driving Police Blotter
Dozens of arrests for drunken driving are performed by New Jersey law enforcement personnel every week in the Garden State. As New Jersey drunk driving defense lawyers, I and my colleagues have seen just about every kind of DWI and drug DUI case, yet nothing surprises us much these days.…
New Jersey DWI Defense News: Essex County, NJ, Drunk Driving and Drug DUI Police Blotter
Defending motorists accused of drunken driving can involve multiple factors, such as how the arrest was conducted, whether or not an Alcotest or other breathalyzer blood-alcohol content (BAC) test was performed, what kind of field sobriety test(s) were administered, and in which municipality the alleged DWI took place. As New…
New Jersey Drunk Driving News: Driver Charged with DWI following Hoboken Pedestrian Accident
An apparently drunken out-of-state driver was taken into custody by Hoboken police after an early morning car-pedestrian traffic accident that resulted in the serious injury of a local man, according to news reports. Police said that the accident occurred around 1am on a Thursday morning right in front of Hoboken…
Sussex County, NJ, DWI Law Update: Sparta Township Drunk Driving Arrest Procedures Under Fire
A lawsuit filed in Newark Federal Court has pointed out some potentially serious problems with the policies at the Sparta Township Police Department, according to news reports. The suit, filed by two Newton, NJ, attorneys was prompted by their own 2008 arrest for driving while intoxicated in the Sussex County…