Understanding how law enforcement and the New Jersey courts approach drunk drivers is a basic first step in getting ready for a potential drunken driving arrest sometime in the future. It goes without saying that few people, if any, expect to be charged with driving under the influence of alcohol…
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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…
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…
New Jersey Drunk Driving News: Hackensack, NJ, Cops Charged with DWI-related Accident Cover-up
As a former municipal prosecutor I have the utmost respect those professionals working in the law enforcement community. And who wouldn’t? These are the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to ensure public safety on our roadways and elsewhere across the state. Yet, even…
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…
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…
Bergen County, NJ, Drunken Driving Report: East Rutherford DWI Police Blotter
Here in New Jersey, drunk driving arrests happen on a daily basis. Many times these incidents begin with a routine traffic stop for a sometimes minor traffic violation but soon turn into a full-blown DWI situation. Instances of motor vehicle accidents can also lead to a driver being slapped with…
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 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…
New Jersey Drunk Driving Defense: Sea Isle, NJ, Police Trumpet DWI Checkpoint as a Success
Most any New Jersey motorist should be able to tell you that drunken driving enforcement around the Garden State appears to have gotten more intense over the years. And it should come as no surprise, especially to those individuals who have been convicted of DWI, that the state police, local…