Blog Category | Drunk driving accidents
March 31, 2025
3 Reasons To File A Dram Shop Claim After A Drunk Driving Crash
Awareness campaigns regarding the dangers and illegality of drunk driving are widespread. Motorists typically understand that it is not safe or legal to get behind the wheel of a car after drinking. However, the inconvenience of arranging for a designated driver or leaving a vehicle behind after a night out...
Read MoreOctober 02, 2024
What Are Dram Shop Laws?
Dram shop laws relate to the liability held by an establishment for serving patrons alcoholic beverages. If someone is clearly intoxicated and a bartender serves them anyway, that bartender may be liable if the person then causes a drunk driving accident. Servers have a responsibility to identify when someone is...
Read MoreJuly 28, 2024
What Is Drug-impaired Driving And Why Is It Dangerous?
Many people automatically think about alcohol when they hear about impaired driving, but alcohol isn’t the only substance that can lead to impairment. It’s also possible that drugs, both legal and illegal, can cause impaired driving. Anyone who’s driving must be able to focus on the road and react to...
Read MoreFebruary 01, 2024
When Is A New Jersey Business Potentially Liable For A Drunk Driving Crash?
Members of the general public are largely aware of the illegality of drunk driving. Therefore, it is perfectly reasonable for people to expect that they could hold an impaired motorist personally accountable for causing a crash. People who get behind the wheel after drinking have personal responsibility for any harm...
Read MoreDecember 19, 2023
2 Reasons Some People Drink And Drive
The dangers of drunk driving are widely discussed, yet some people still get behind the wheel while impaired. So, why would someone engage in such a behavior knowing its dangers? Below are two reasons: Social influences A significant percentage of impaired drivers are influenced by friends. Social influences occur in...
Read MoreJuly 14, 2023
Why Do Wrong-way Accidents Ever Happen?
The last thing you ever expect to see when you’re driving down the interstate is a pair of headlights coming toward you. All traffic should be moving with you, and opposing traffic should be in its own lanes, separated by a median or a wall. Unfortunately, though, this is exactly...
Read MoreJune 12, 2023
When Is Someone’s Risk Of A Drunk Driving Crash The Highest?
Drivers should always be alert, as it only takes seconds for traffic conditions to change in a way that might lead to a wreck. Although constant vigilance is absolutely a road safety ideal to aspire to, harm reduction is often a much more realistic personal practice. Instead of trying to...
Read MoreMarch 19, 2020
At A Bar Or At Home, New Jersey Alcohol Servers Can Be Liable
You have probably seen stories in which a bar over-serves a customer who staggers out and injures or kills someone, typically on the drive home. The victim or their family sometimes files a “dram shop” lawsuit. But hosting drinkers at your home can also put you in legal trouble. New...
Read MoreAugust 20, 2018
Watch For Impaired Drivers Over The Holiday Weekend
With Labor Day weekend coming up soon, it’s nearly the end of summertime festivities in New Jersey. Kids go back to school, beaches become sparse and parents get ready for another the impending autumn and winter months. Many see Labor Day weekend as the last hurrah of summer and want...
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2014
New Jersey Mother Mourns Son’s Death In Alcohol-related Accident
The loss of a loved one is a difficult event to cope with, and is often a reality that many do not want to accept. This is especially true for those taken away too soon sue to a tragic accident. A New Jersey mother laments that her 25-year-old son would...
Read MoreDecember 26, 2013
New Jersey Township Cracks Down On Alcohol-related Accidents
As the holidays near, New Jersey residents are expected to take part in a number of celebrations. And these parties often involve the cheerful consumption of alcohol. However, the East Brunswick Police is advising residents to refrain from drinking if they have any plans to get behind the wheel. The...
Read MoreDecember 06, 2013
Bill Requires Blood Samples In Fatal Alcohol-related Accidents
The New Jersey Assembly is considering a new bill that would require drivers involved in a fatal motor vehicle accident to give a blood sample. If passed, police will be able to do away with establishing probable cause before asking a driver for a blood test. The bill, dubbed “Michelle’s...
Read MoreNovember 01, 2013
Prosecutor Seeks Maximum Penalty For DUI Video Confessor
Drunk driving is a serious issue in New Jersey. Drunk drivers not only put their own lives at stake, but they also pose a threat to every other driver on the road. When a person is injured or killed due to a drunk driver, they may be able to hold...
Read MoreOctober 04, 2013
Proposed New Jersey Bills Toughen Penalties For Drunk Driving
State laws are implemented to protect the general public, while also defining the process offenders will go through. Changes in policies could mean harsher penalties, especially in New Jersey where they are considering the laws surrounding drunk driving and the resulting criminal and civil liabilities. Two bills recently introduced in...
Read MoreAugust 09, 2013
Two Men Arrested For Separate DUI Incidents
Police in Harrison, New Jersey have arrested two Newark men for separate drunk driving-related incidents, including one involving damage to a parked car. The first incident occurred when the 52-year-old driver drove the wrong way down a one-way street and backed into a parked car when he realized what he...
Read MoreJuly 04, 2013
NJ Senate Votes For Tougher DUI Restrictions
Recently, the New Jersey state Senate took a tough stance against drunk driving accidents, voting to require that ignition interlock devices be installed in the vehicles of first-time drunk drivers. The bill replaces the total suspension of a driver’s license with a penalty of requiring the ignition interlock device to...
Read MoreJune 27, 2013
NJ Man Sentenced In DUI Crash That Maimed Victim
A 56-year old Washington Township, New Jersey, man was recently sentenced to 270 days in jail for causing a DUI accident that left the victim with severe injuries and a permanent disability. The car accident occurred when the man failed to yield to an oncoming motorcycle being driven by the...
Read MoreJune 12, 2013
Madd Honors Police Officers For Fighting DUI Accidents
Recently, the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving held an awards ceremony in Edison, New Jersey, where they honored police officers for their role in curbing incidents of drunk driving. The group gave certificates and pins to the police officers it felt did the most to stop alcohol-related accidents. Speakers at...
Read MoreMay 23, 2013
Judge Suspends Sentence Of Elderly Men For Drunk Driving
Recently, a judge in Westfield, New Jersey, suspended the sentences for two elderly men involved in a hit-and-run that left a 68-year-old hospice nurse dead. The alcohol-related accident allegedly occurred when the two men struck the woman while she tended to an injured pedestrian. The two men admitted to drinking...
Read MoreApril 30, 2013
Ceremony Held To Honor Drunken Driving Accident Victims
The organization New Jersey Remembers recently held a dinner to commemorate those killed by drunk drivers and to honor the law enforcement officials responsible for enforcing laws against drunk driving in Trenton. At the ceremony, family members of alcohol-related accident victims testified about the lives of those lost and how...
Read MoreFebruary 05, 2013
Former Police Officer Convicted In DUI Crash Appeals Conviction
Recently, a former police officer from Plainfield, New Jersey filed an appeal of his conviction and sentence for drunken driving, involuntary manslaughter, and reckless endangerment. The convictions stemmed from a July 2011 car crash that killed two motorcyclists in Bangor, Pennsylvania. The automobile accident occurred when the retired officer’s truck...
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2013
New Jersey Man Convicted Of Killing Cop In DUI Accident
A 30-year old man from Howell, New Jersey recently pled guilty to aggravated manslaughter in a case where he crashed into a marked police vehicle while intoxicated, killing a police officer. The car accident occurred in October of 2011, when the man lost control of his vehicle while driving intoxicated...
Read MoreJanuary 08, 2013
Drunk Driving Accident In Ridgewood New Year’s Day
Local police recently arrested a 35-year old man from Ridgewood, New Jersey, on suspicion of drunk driving after he allegedly drove his pickup truck off the road and into a fence. The alcohol-related accident was reported to police after the man’s pickup truck failed to navigate a right turn and...
Read MoreDecember 19, 2012
Police Crackdown During Holiday Season To Reduce DUI Accidents
Police in New Jersey are ramping up a holiday crackdown on drunk driving. The assault on drunk driving is part of the “Get Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign, which is an attempt to prevent alcohol-related accidents by increasing police enforcement of drunk driving laws. The state of New...
Read MoreNovember 21, 2012
Drunk Driver Turns Herself In After Injuring Four
Recently, a 22-year old woman from Haskell, New Jersey turned herself in to local police after fleeing from the scene of the car accident where she injured four people. The car accident occurred when the small car driven by the woman swerved into oncoming traffic and collided with a minivan....
Read MoreOctober 16, 2012
New Jersey To Get $5m To Fight Drunk Driving
The state of New Jersey is slated to receive a $5 million grant from the federal government to reduce traffic fatalities across the state. According to official announcements, the money will be used for a variety of initiatives including the encouragement of more seatbelt use and heightened pedestrian safety. The...
Read MoreJune 27, 2012
Simultaneous Drunk Driving And Cell Phone Use In New Jersey Crash
Auto accidents may be just that — accidents. But in many cases, there is much more to the story. For instance, was negligence involved? Was the crash alcohol-related? Did an individual or a group of individuals take action that specifically caused the car accident? How is liability determined for a...
Read MoreMay 02, 2012
Families And Officials Gather In Trenton To Honor DUI Victims
According to statistics provided by New Jersey’s Office of the Attorney General, 30 percent of all fatal car accidents in our state involve alcohol. That number is staggering. To honor loved ones who lost their lives to drunk driving, New Jersey families and officials recently gathered in Trenton for the...
Read MoreApril 04, 2012
Alcohol And Driving Distractions Major Causes Of Fatal Crashes
It’s probably no surprise to Mt. Laurel readers that underage drinkers are far more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than sober drivers in the same age group. A recent study published in the May issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs emphasizes the fact...
Read MoreNovember 21, 2011
Driver In Deadly Car Accident Now Facing Vehicular Homicide
It is always tragic when a person loses his or her life as the result of an accident, but when the person is young, and the accident is said to have been caused by another person’s drunk driving, the tragedy becomes even more poignant. No New Jersey resident should have...
Read MoreNovember 09, 2011
Tragic Car Accident Leaves Passenger Dead
There is a reason why authorities treat driving while under the influence so seriously: it frequently leads to injuries and even death. That was the case with a recent tragic car accident that claimed the life of a passenger. The Burlington County driver is now facing multiple charges. The accident...
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