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New Year's Eve DWI Check Point

Tom Martin
December 31, 2008 21:29

12/31/08--The associated press is reporting that New Jersey police departments will be searching for drunk drivers tonight. In an effort to arrest people for DWI, codified as N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, certain towns have been awarded grants to step up their DWI patrols. Specifically, 92...

Daughter's Tip Leads To DWI (N.J.S.A. 39:4-50) For Father

Tom Martin
December 26, 2008 17:49

On December 22, 2008, the Supreme Court rendered a decision in State v. Amelio. In this DWI case, the issue was whether the police had a reasonable basis to stop a drunk driver, based upon his daughter's telephone call to a police dispatcher. The Justices ruled that the phone call to...

Students' Vehicles Subject To Search On School Property

Tom Martin
November 13, 2008 15:42

11/13/08 - On Monday, an Appellate Division panel, in a case titled ,State v. Best, ruled that a student’s car or truck which is parked on school property can be searched by school officials if a mere reasonable suspicion exists that illegal drugs or other contraband are contained...

Halloween DWI Checkpoint in Deal

Tom Martin
October 31, 2008 16:54

Deal, NJ- A task force from Monmouth County and Deal Police will perform a sobriety checkpoint tonight to determine whether drivers are under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. Anyone who is, will be charged with DWI, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50. It will begin at 11:00 p.m. tonight and...

Howell DWI Checkpoint On 10/24/08

Tom Martin
October 24, 2008 19:47

HOWELL — A DWI task  force will perform a DWI checkpoint tonight to detect drivers under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. The task force checkpoint will run from 11:00 p.m. today until 3:00 a.m. tomorrow on Route 9 South. The task force members along with Howell police...

Miraglia Sentenced To Two Life Terms In Prison

Tom Martin
October 24, 2008 19:17

FREEHOLD — Rosario Miraglia, aged 36, has maintained that he killed on orders from God continued his rantings today as Judge Paul Chaiet ordered him to prison for the rest of his life for the decapitation murders of his grandmother and ex-girlfriend in their Ocean Township...

Appellate Division Hinders "No Point" Offense Statute In New Case

Tom Martin
October 15, 2008 00:08

The Appellate Division, in a case of first impression, ruled that the five-year point forgiveness component of NJSA 39:4-97.2, (unsafe operation of a motor vehicle) between offenses does not apply to third offenses; regardless of how long a time goes by between the 2nd and 3rd...

No Points Offenses Eliminated For Young Drivers

Tom Martin
October 10, 2008 15:23

As a result of a memorandum issued September 17, 2008, Anne Milgram, the Attorney General, has ordered that municipal prosecutors cannot offer or accept plea bargains which result in non-point violations for offenses involving defendants who have a graduated driver’s license (GDL). The...

FairHaven DWI Roadblock and/or Checkpoint

Tom Martin
September 26, 2008 15:06

FAIR HAVEN —  A DWI Task force from Monmouth County will perform a checkpoint beginning Friday evening in an attempt to detect drivers who are driving while intoxicated as the result of alcohol or drugs. The roadblock will run from 11:00 p.m. today until through 3:00...

You Can Be Charged With DWI For Allowing a Drunk Driver to Drive Your Car

Tom Martin
September 24, 2008 15:26

Under N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, the DWI statute, an individual can be charged with, be found guilty of and receive the same penalties for driving while intoxicated if they allow a drunk driver to operate his or her vehicle. The elements of the "allowing" provison of the DWI statute are set...