DWI

Middlesex County Vehicular Homicide Defense Lawyer In a tragic case, an off-duty Long Branch police officer killed a woman in Long Branch with his car when he was driving drunk. He admitted in court this week that he was intoxicated at the time of the incident. Detective Jake Pascucci pleaded guilty in Middlesex County Superior Court to vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated (DWI). The case was prosecuted in Middlesex County, rather than Monmouth County because the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office had worked on an investigation with Pascucci in the... Read More»

It seems like every holiday season some law enforcement agency is ramping up DWI enforcement. The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office has indicated that police departments have been provided with additional funding to conduct field sobriety checkpoints (a.k.a. DWI roadblocks). The goal of this measure is to promote roadway safety by deterring driving while intoxicated and operating under the influence of drugs. If you were arrested and charged with DWI/DUI as a result of a checkpoint, there are a few things you should know. The first thing is that all hope... Read More»

A traffic stop can be an anxious situation for anyone -- especially when people are told they have committed a crime that they are not guilty of. That was precisely the situation a New Jersey State Assemblyman claims to have experienced during his DWI arrest in July. The assemblyman was on his way to lunch when he was pulled over by a Washington Township police officer. The officer claimed the assemblyman had cut him off and insisted on a field sobriety test. Feeling the demand was without merit, the assemblyman... Read More»