Lodi Man Sentenced to Prison for Causing Drunk Driving Accident That Left Police Officer with Serious Injuries A teacher at Lodi High School was recently sentenced to four years behind bars for causing a drunk driving accident that critically injured a Bergen County police officer. The defendant in the DWI case, 40-year-old Michael Ettz, was […]
read full articlePolice in New Jersey are increasing DWI patrols in an effort to find more drunk drivers on Super Bowl Sunday. If you’re going out to watch the game this year, there are certain areas where police will be aggressively pursuing those driving under the influence. So many people go to bars, restaurants, as well as […]
read full articleThe National Transportation Safety Board released a recommendation that states should lower the per se limit for blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.05 percent for driving while intoxicated (DWI) charges. After a thorough review of research involving BAC limits throughout the world, investigators concluded that lowering the blood alcohol concentration limit from 0.08 percent to […]
read full articleAn officer from the Elizabeth Police Department was recently charged with DWI after allegedly driving drunk and crashing into a parked car while off-duty. According to court records and recent reports, Elizabeth Police Sergeant Tracy O. Finch was arrested for DWI on Saturday, December 2nd. He was allegedly driving under the influence on the 1000 block of […]
read full articleThe Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office recently announced that it will be actively supervising the the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department in Alpine, New Jersey. Although the underlying reason for the monitoring remains unknown, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said that his office conducted a review of the department, ultimately discovering noncompliance with the New Jersey Attorney General’s […]
read full articleA Garfield, NJ woman faces death by auto charges after she allegedly caused a fatal DWI accident in Paramus, New Jersey. The suspect is a 23-year-old woman from Garfield, New Jersey. According to Bergen County prosecutors, the suspect was highly intoxicated when she crashed her car in the area of the Paramus Mall around 1:00 […]
read full articleA North Arlington NJ man recently pleaded guilty to causing a fatal DWI accident in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The suspect is a 50-year-old resident of North Arlington in Bergen County, New Jersey. According to Union County prosecutors, the suspect was heavily intoxicated while operating a top loader at APM terminal, a marine terminal located in […]
read full articleBergen County is the most populous county in New Jersey, with 939,151 residents in 2016. The county’s approximately 246.671 square miles are divided into 70 municipalities, with Hackensack serving as the county seat. In addition to its nearly 1 million residents, Bergen County has a nearly 3,000 miles of roadways, including portions of the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway, […]
read full articleAfter the New Jersey State Legislature unanimously passed bipartisan legislation to impose more severe punishments on those convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI) that results in another person’s death, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie just signed the bill into law. The aforementioned legislation, Bill A-3686, is also called “Ralph and David’s Law” in honor of two victims […]
read full articleThe New Jersey State Legislature recently passed a bill that would imposed harsher penalties on those convicted of vehicular homicide involving driving while intoxicated (DWI). The bill in question, Bill A-3686, is also referred to as “Ralph and David’s Law,” in honor of two victims who died as a result of car accidents caused by drunk […]
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