As a New Jersey DWI defense lawyer, I can tell you unequivocally that running from or trying to evade the police due to a drunk driving stop or worse, a DWI traffic accident will in no way improve your chances in court. Being convicted for driving under the influence of…
For drivers traveling in Cape May and surrounding New Jersey counties, news reports indicate that the Avalon Police Department and other law enforcement agencies are taking part in a DUI prevention campaign until March 17, St. Patrick’s Day. Known worldwide as a day of celebration, Saint Paddy’s Day can be…
Driving while intoxicated, DWI or driving under the influence, whatever term you use it all adds up to lost driving privileges and extensive fines, not to mention possible job loss and being disgraced in the eyes of your family or local community. Here in New Jersey, being convicted of a…
The coming holiday season is well known for its parties and family gatherings, and despite the poor economy drunk driving arrests are sure to surge during the next few weeks. In response, New Jersey DWI enforcement units are taking to the streets in an effort to reduce the instance of…
As a New Jersey DWI defense lawyer, my firm’s primary job is to provide comprehensive representation to drivers accused of driving under the influence of alcohol, prescription drug or controlled substances. While the act of driving while intoxicated is enough to get a motorist charged with DWI or drug DUI,…
Comedian Artie Lange who was involved in a minor Ocean County car accident last July recently pled guilty in Toms River municipal court to drug DUI charges, according to news reports. The comic, who has made frequent guest appearances on Howard Stern’s radio show, admitted to driving under the influence…
Alcohol-related injury accidents are one of the more serious types of DWI-related traffic offenses. Recently a Hackensack, NJ, resident was charged with driving while intoxicated and as well as allegedly causing a two-car crash on the Garden State Parkway that resulted in injury to the suspect, his passenger and the…
Drivers across the New Jersey area, including Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and Atlantic counties, may see an increase in police presence on the state’s highways and surface streets during this coming Saturday, October 10. In a nationwide campaign known as “Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day,” law enforcement agencies will be…
I’ve said it here before, but I’ll say it again. As a former municipal prosecutor I find it hypocritical for anyone in law enforcement or the judiciary to act in a manner that suggests they believe themselves to be above the very laws to which they hold the rest of…
The death of an innocent person is no time to say I told you so, but the recent fatal DWI accident in Ocean County involving 25-year-old American Idol contestant, Alexis Cohen, points up something that no one should ever contemplate when pulled over for driving while intoxicated. As a New…