Being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, prescription medication (drug DUI) or an illicit drug/controlled dangerous substance (CDS), such as marijuana, cocaine or heroine, is just the beginning of a journey that will take a defendant from drunken or impaired driving charges all the way through to a…
There are always a few things that you don’t want to happen when it comes to driving drunk here in the Garden State. First, underage drinking (and even underage possession of alcohol) should be avoided since it can affect a youngster’s future without him or her even knowing it. Second,…
One would think that with all the extra anti-drunken driving enforcement across this state that surely New Jersey would be experiencing a decrease in DWIs just like the rest of the nation. Apparently, that’s hardly the case. Whether due to what some might call “over-enforcement” or because the Garden State…
Fighting a drunken driving charge is serious business and should never be taken lightly. Guilty or innocent, anyone who has been charged with DWI or drug DUI (usually because of alleged impairment due to prescription medication) needs to understand that the financial and social implications of a drunk driving conviction…
Having worked as a municipal prosecutor handling hundreds of cases involving the prosecution of Garden State motorists for drunk driving offenses, I know how hard our state and local police officers work to protect the rest of us on public roads and byways. This is by no means an easy…
It’s safe to say that the majority of drivers in the Garden State have never been arrested for drunken driving; that said, it’s also a fair bet that many of these individuals do take a drink from time to time. What may come as some surprise to a lot of…
As New Jersey DWI attorneys, I and my staff of experienced drunken driving defense lawyers are well aware of the heavy penalties levied against drivers convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol on public roads. My firm also know that state law enforcement agencies and…
As a practicing New Jersey drunk driving defense attorney and former municipal prosecutor, I understand the importance of individual rights and how those rights and personal freedoms are protected by the Constitution of the United States. I also know that technology continues to push the envelope of what is considered…
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…
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…