Middletown Township police officer, Chris Jones, was killed in the line of duty on Route 1 in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania, near the exits to I-95, on Thursday, January 29, 2009 while conducting a traffic stop. Officer Jones pulled over a speeding vehicle on the right shoulder of northbound Route 1. He had completed his traffic [...]

A committee of the NJ legislature is working on a Bill that would require DWI ignition interlocks on nearly all convicted NJ DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) defendants’ vehicles. DWI ignition locks have been a mandatory part of DWI sentencing for repeat offenders in New Jersey for many years, but this new Bill would also make [...]

It used to be Pennsylvania law that license plates on all registered PA vehicles had to be replaced by PennDOT every 10 years. As of January 26, 2009, a new law went into effect removing this mandate. PennDot will now replace license plates only on an as needed basis, which is estimated to save the [...]

In the early morning hours of Sunday, January 11, 2009, Matthew Tubertini of Camber Lane, Mount Laurel, NJ was involved in a one-car NJ car accident on Walton Avenue and charged by police with NJ DWI (Driving While Intoxicated). After being arrested and taken down to the Mount Laurel, NJ Police Headquarters, Tubertini was released [...]

On January 13, 2008, Michael Prince, of Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey drove his vehicle onto the sidewalk at the Promenade at Sagemore shopping center, striking several tables, chairs, a sign and a parked car. Fortunately, there were no reports of personal injuries. Police charged Prince with NJ DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) and drug [...]

On Monday, January 12, 2009 Newtown Township’s Police Chief told Wrightstown Township supervisors that officers from his force will be conducting truck checkpoints at least once a week in Wrightstown, PA. Since Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, PA doesn’t have its own police force; Wrightstown has contracted with Newtown Township to provide protection. The Wrightstown, Bucks [...]

We invite you to have a look at our new webpage, Bucks County DUI Sobriety Checkpoints, located on our Bucks County DUI website at www.buckscountyduilawyers.com. Bucks County, Pennsylvania DUI sobriety checkpoints are not as random and spontaneous as you may think. Much analysis and evaluation goes into where and when police will set up sobriety [...]

On December 26, 2008, Chalfont, PA resident Kimberly A. Behrig was stopped by local Warwick police after being reported by a motorist who called 911 after witnessing Ms. Behrig’s vehicle driving into oncoming traffic on Almshouse Road, Bucks County. The witness believed Mr. Behrig to be driving under the influence. According to police, when Behrig [...]

On January 9, 2009, Brandi Slimmer of Walnut Road, Millville, NJ, was involved in an NJ car accident when she drove her vehicle into the northeast corner of Neptune Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge after seemingly falling asleep at the wheel, according to Vineland, NJ police Sgt. Vince Solazzo. Slimmer was driving south on Delsea Drive [...]

According to Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner, Frank E. Pawlowski, seven people died as a result of PA car accidents in Pennsylvania between December 31, 2008 and January 4, 2009, the five days which are considered the “New Year’s Travel Period”. Of these seven fatal PA car accidents, four of them were alcohol related car accidents, [...]

On January 1, 2009, three South Jersey residents – Richard Andrus, Jr., Mark Hitchner, and Joann Hitchner – were injured in a one-car NJ car accident which occurred on Route 55, south of Exit 26, near Millville, New Jersey. The vehicle involved in the Cumberland County NJ car accident was a Ford Windstar minivan. Leesburg [...]

Pedestrian, Yvonne Donckers of Galloway Township, Gloucester County, NJ was fatally struck by a pickup truck on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 when she attempted to cross Pitney Road at the intersection with Jimmy Leeds Road. Ms. Donckers suffered head injuries as a result of the NJ car accident and was pronounced dead at Atlanticare Regional [...]