On behalf of The Law Offices of Joel M. Bacher | Aug 16, 2018 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
Police in New Jersey have reported that a suspected drunk driver was taken into custody in Warren County during the early morning hours of Aug. 13 after she allegedly drove her car into a fish hatchery pond. The 42-year-old Washington Township woman has been charged...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Joel M. Bacher | Aug 2, 2018 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
On July 25, a 22-year-old New Jersey man was arrested for allegedly smashing his SUV into more than 30 parked vehicles while he was drunk. The wild scene occurred in Hoboken at around 1:20 a.m. According to authorities, the defendant ended his shift at a local...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Joel M. Bacher | Jul 19, 2018 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
An appeals court has ruled that the 2004 state law known as Michael’s Law does not allow repeat DWI offenders to serve alternative sentences upon conviction. Michael’s Law that honors a 19-year-old victim of a drunk driver strengthened sentencing...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Joel M. Bacher | Jun 21, 2018 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
On June 2, a rookie tight end for the Jets was taken into custody in New Jersey for drunk driving. The report said that the arrest occurred at about 4:45 a.m. on Route 80 in Rockaway. The man was traveling on Route 80 when, according to the New Jersey State Police, he...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Joel M. Bacher | May 10, 2018 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
New Jersey drivers who are facing a DWI charge may be interested to learn that, on May 4, it was reported that at least 20,000 cases may have been affected by potentially unreliable DWI test results. A 200-page report that was released by the state judiciary indicated...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Joel M. Bacher | Apr 26, 2018 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
On April 14 at about 10 a.m., police stopped a vehicle at southbound milepost 50 on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey. Authorities pulled over the Nissan operated by a 31-year-old woman after receiving a call about a vehicle being driven erratically in the area....
On behalf of The Law Offices of Joel M. Bacher | Apr 13, 2018 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
New Jersey State Police and Port Authority officers prevented possible tragedy when a car was spotted going in the wrong direction on Route 78. Multiple motorists reported the incident, which resulted in the arrest of a New York resident. The incident happened near...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Joel M. Bacher | Mar 16, 2018 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
A 33-year-old woman was taken into custody by New Jersey police during the early morning hours of Feb. 23. At about 1:04 a.m., police spotted a Buick LeSabre drive past them on Route 202/206 north at the Verizon Switching station. A traffic stop was conducted after...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Joel M. Bacher | Mar 1, 2018 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
New Jersey residents who follow the New York Jets may be alarmed to learn that one of the team’s players was recently cited for DWI after driving the wrong way in the Lincoln Tunnel. Dylan Donahue, a 2017 fifth-round pick who just completed his rookie season,...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Joel M. Bacher | Feb 15, 2018 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
New Jersey residents and others may know that April 20 is treated like a holiday for those who enjoy marijuana. The trend began in 1992 when it was mentioned in a magazine called High Times. Researchers used data from 1992 to 2016 to compare traffic fatality rates on...
