HARRISBURG – According to a Pennsylvania state court, a Cumberland County judge acted against state regulations when he overturned a five-year driver’s license suspension for a habitual drunken driver. According to the Commonwealth Court ruling, Judge Thomas A. Placey should not have acted with compassion and should have upheld the suspension against the Maryland woman. The DUI suspect in the case claimed that she had been a crime victim and had been traumatized as a result. The woman said she had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted which lead to her being arrested for DUI three times within six weeks in…Read More
The NJ Economic Developmental Authority approved a loan of $357,000 on Thursday 12 September 2013 in an effort to support the medical marijuana law. The loan was approved for a medicinal marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township that is planned to open in mid-October. The dispensary, which will go by the name Compassionate Care Foundation Inc., will use the funds to buy equipment and cultivate marijuana in an area which will produce enough drug for about 1,500 patients a month. According to the CEO William Thomas, the funds will also be utilized to add 12 more jobs to the existing…Read More
HOPATCONG – 40-year-old Pedro Carrillo of Rockaway was charged with DWI and a number of other offenses after he was reported to the authorities by a motorist. According to police reports, the motorist, who was driving behind Carrillo’s vehicle, alerted the police when he saw Carrillo swerving the double yellow line. The incident took place on River Styx Road and Carrillo also nearly hit a guardrail while driving drunk. When police arrived at the scene, they saw Carrillo pulling his vehicle out the wrong way on Old Lakeside Boulevard, which is a one-way street. Officer David Kraus who was present at…Read More
In New Jersey, a person can be charged with a criminal offense of assault by auto if that person caused an accident with injury while using a hand-held wireless telephone when driving. The criminal statute N.J.S.A. 2C:1( c)(1) states in part, “Proof that the defendant was operating a hand-held wireless telephone while driving a motor vehicle…may give rise to an inference that the defendant was driving recklessly.” This crime is a fourth degree offense that carries possible time in jail. And, of course, a driver using a cell phone while driving can also be sued for driving in a careless or reckless…Read More
Credits: This news story was published at Philly.com by the Philadelphia Daily News Staff Writer William Bender on August 09,2012. Bender can be reached at benderw@phillynews.com, 215-854-5255 Lt. James McCarrick, who has been running Philadelphia’s DUI checkpoints for the past eight years, has seen and experienced hundreds of DUI arrests, and some incidents at these checkpoints have their own genre of cop humor. There is nothing funny about the arrests which McCarrick and other late-night officers have made as these DUI checkpoints really help keep the roads safe, but they have heard all sorts of excuses and explanations from drunk…Read More
NHTSA urges the auto industry to continue research on in-vehicle systems Washington – David Strickland, the head of NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), has urged major automakers to continue research on developing in-vehicle systems that will prevent drunk driving. The NHSTA Chief hopes that advances in technology will help bring an end to drunken driving. He wrote to CEOs of major players in the auto industry on 8 August, 2013, telling then to keep backing research on in-vehicle systems that will prevent drunken drivers from starting a car. He also thanked those who are already helping fund the project and…Read More
DUI checkpoints are planned in Abington and along Buxmont border by the police over the weekend. Sobriety checkpoints in Abington will be conducted by the Eastern Montgomery County DUI Task Force whereas the Montgomery Township Regional DUI Enforcement Team will be conducting DUI checkpoints along Buxmont border on routes 309, 202, 463, 63, 313, 113, 611. According to police reports, DUI checkpoints will also be conducted on Upper State and County Line roads over the weekend. Officers from Abington, Cheltenham, Lower Moreland, Upper Moreland, Upper Dublin and Whitemarsh townships form the Eastern Montgomery County DUI Task Force, whereas officers from…Read More
NEWTON – According to officials, 39-year-old Michael Fertitta injured his family off-roading on a ski slope at the Mountain Creek ski resort while he was driving drunk. The accident happened on 4th of May at about 4:30 p.m. A few weeks ago, Fertitta and his wife, 43-year-old Kelly, were charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of their child in connection with the accident. Fertitta was charged with assault with a vehicle also and additional charges were expected to be filed against him. Now, police charged Fertitta with DUI. Fertitta has pleaded not guilty and is suspended with pay from the Passaic…Read More
According to the attorney general, the drunk-driving tester known as Alcotest that had replaced the Breathalyzer in New Jersey about 5 years ago will soon be discarded and will not be used for testing the BAC level of a drunk driver. He said in court papers that the reason for retiring of Alcotest machine is that the machine’s manufacturer, Draeger Safety Diagnostics of Irving, Texas, will warranty it for only 3 more years. By 2016, a replacement technology will have to be introduced and set up in place. Till 2016, the state wants the Supreme Court to relax the controls…Read More
Although you may never think you will ever seriously break the law or get caught up in a criminal investigation, it is important that you are prepared for any situation regarding your rights and freedom. By knowing how to properly respond to law enforcement officers as well as knowing what you should or should not do in a number of situations, you can avoid potentially serious and life-altering consequences. One of the most important things you can do to protect your rights during a criminal case is to have a skilled and experienced criminal defense lawyer on your side to…Read More