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Newly Retired Scotch Plains Police Chief Caught On Camera In Alleged DUI Crash
SOUTH PLAINFIELD – According to police reports, 51-year-old Brian T. Mahoney, the newly retired Scotch Plains police chief, was charged with DUI after a crash that took place last month. Mahoney’s blood alcohol content at the time of the crash was recorded nearly three times the legal limit. The dashcam video available as police evidence showed that Mahoney would not… Read more
Pequannock Township Urged To Support Stiffer Fines And Penalties For DWIs
13-year-old David Heim from Sussex County and Ralph Politi Jr., a community activist and business owner from East Hanover, both lost their lives to drunken drivers in different incidents. Politi was killed by a drunken driver who swerved out of her lane and hit him as he stood by his pickup truck. The driver faced first-degree aggravated manslaughter charges and… Read more
New Jersey State Police sergeant charged with records tampering in DWI cases
TRENTON – Sgt. Marc Dennis with the New Jersey State Police, has been charged with records tampering for allegedly skipping a very important step which is needed in the calibration of alcohol breath testing devices. The revelation has put more than 20,000 DWI cases under question, and it could open up court challenges in all these cases. Details of the… Read more
Camden County Man Sentenced To Prison For Fatal Crash After Bar Fight
FREEHOLD – 24-year-old Edwin Martinez of Camden has been sentenced to more than 8 years in prison for driving drunk after getting into a fight at a Belmar bar and killing a passenger riding in his vehicle that night. Martinez was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment from which he will have to serve more than 8 years in prison before… Read more
Former Monmouth County Prosecutor Pleads Guilty To Refusing DWI Test
EAST WINDSOR – Ex-prosecutor, Luis A. Valentin, pleaded guilty to refusing to submit to a breath alcohol test in East Windsor after he was stopped in March last year. According to the report, Valentin’s license was suspended for seven months, and he was ordered to install an ignition interlock device in his vehicle for six months. 50-year-old Valentin, who was… Read more
DUI Crackdown planned in 19 New Jersey towns on Memorial Day Weekend
DUI crackdowns and checkpoints have been planned in 19 New Jersey towns this Memorial Day Weekend. Police departments throughout New Jersey will be out on patrol as more visitors arrive for the unofficial start to summer. An increase in patrol efforts has been announced by law enforcement since April as the high school prom season has gotten underway. Driving under… Read more
N.J. Supreme Court passes ruling stating that DWI suspects don’t have right to jury
TRENTON – According to the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling, DWI suspects don’t have the right to a jury trial. Although a drunken driving charge in the state of New Jersey is not considered a criminal offense, anyone accused of a DWI will have to face jail time and steep fines for any repeat offenses. The ruling was passed Thursday… Read more
Law Requiring NJ Police Cars To Have Dashboard Cameras Ruled Unconstitutional
A 2014 New Jersey law that required new police patrol cars to have dashboard cameras has been made unconstitutional. The decision was ruled Wednesday by a state board saying that it does not provide an adequate funding source. The ruling was passed by the Council on Local Mandates as a result of a challenge brought by Deptford Township, Gloucester County,… Read more
Alleged Drunk Driver Hit By Train After Driving Onto Railroad Tracks
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS – 50-year-old Ediberto Rodriguez of Clifton was hit by a train early Saturday morning after he drove his truck onto railroad tracks while intoxicated. Rodriguez was driving his silver 2001 Toyota Tundra near Malcolm Avenue at around 1 a.m. when he drove onto the tracks. According to Nancy Snyder, an NJ Transit spokeswoman, the area is not a… Read more
Are DWI laws In New Jersey Tough Enough?
TRENTON – The recent increase in drunken driving related incidents has lead to the discussion whether DWI laws in New Jersey are tough enough or not. One of the incidents resulted in the death of two grandparents in a head-on collision by 23-year-old Frank Cabezas who was driving drunk. According to police reports, Cabezas was driving on a suspended license… Read more