Whether it’s Snookie, Lindsay Lohan, Mel Gibson or any number of other famous personalities who have a little too much to drink, drunk driving and other traffic and civil offenses are not limited to the television screen. Not long ago, the husband of reality TV star Teresa Giudice (of ”Real…
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Middle Township, NJ, Resident Faces DWI Charges following Accident that Seriously Injured Passenger
A New Jersey driver was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol after the vehicle in which he and another man were traveling crashed on Route 47 early on a Sunday morning. According to news reports, the accident occurred in Middle Township when 21-year-old Ryan Simcox of the township’s…
NJ Drunk Driving Update: How a New Jersey DWI Arrest Affects Out-of-State Motorists Caught Driving Under the Influence
Being pulled over by a policeman in New Jersey while driving under the influence of alcohol can be just the beginning of a difficult and costly episode in one’s life. Getting pulled over for DWI while visiting or just passing through the Garden State can mean a variety of things,…
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…
NJ Drunk Driving News: Motorist Who Caused late-March Cape May Power Blackout Pleads Guilty to DWI
A woman single-handedly pulled the plug on 18,000 residents in Cape May, NJ, on a cold March morning earlier this year, but the reason behind the crash that left so many in the dark was much more simple. According to court records, 26-year-old Denise M. Pomykacz of Burlington Township was…
NJ DWI News: Will New Law Increase Police Focus on Young Drivers, Drunk or Otherwise?
A recently passed law requires drivers under the age of 21 to place a red sticker on their vehicle’s license plates. While the intent of the law appears to be a good-hearted attempt at traffic safety, as a New Jersey DWI defense attorney I tend to side with those claiming…
New Jersey DWI Defense Update: What Every Driver Should Know About Drunk Driving Arrests — Part One
Being drunk on the road is always a risky scenario. But as a New Jersey drunk driving defense lawyer and former municipal prosecuting attorney, I know that many Motorists get caught up in DWI arrests unexpectedly. Understanding that being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol is just the…
Morris County DWI and Drug DUI News: Madison, NJ, Drunk Driving Arrest Police Blotter
In the early hours on a Wednesday morning, police observed a vehicle apparently being driven in an erratic manner. Pulling the car over to issue a traffic citation, the patrolman likely detected evidence of drinking and driving on the driver’s part, after which the 20-year-old female resident of Greenvillage, New…
New Jersey Drunk Driving News: Will Anti-DWI Breathalyzer-Ignition Interlocks Cause Traffic Accidents?
Since the passing of another anti-drunk driving bill in the state legislature earlier this year, some people have voiced concern over the safety of ignition interlock devices, which are designed to disable a vehicle if the operator’s blood-alcohol content (BAC) is over a certain level. The law requires even those…
DWI Defense Law Update: NJ Appellate Court Overturns Decision on Sentencing for Convicted Drunk Drivers
Recently there was an important change to New Jersey drunk driving law affecting the sentencing of motorists convicted of DWI offenses. According to reports, a New Jersey appellate court overturned a decision that had stood as a precedent for the past 17 years. As a New Jersey drunk driving defense…