Category: DUI / Drunk Driving

Because driving while intoxicated (DWI) is a traffic offense in New Jersey rather than a criminal one, most immigrants will not be deported for a basic, first-time DWI offense. However, there are cases where being found guilty of drunk driving in New Jersey could get you deported if you are...

Being convicted of a DUI in New Jersey can affect your ability to apply for and receive a commercial driver’s license (CDL). Following an intoxicated driving conviction, you may have to wait for months or years before you can get a commercial driver’s license. Even after you do obtain a...

It’s a mistake to think you can handle being convicted of DUI in New Jersey. If your record is clean, you probably won’t go to jail just for drinking and driving. But there’s more to it. A DUI conviction can have years of negative impact on your life. Some people...

New Jersey has some of the harshest drunk driving laws in the nation, including a ban on plea bargaining if you are charged with driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while impaired (DWI). An arrest for driving under the influence can cost you hundreds of dollars in fines, up...

Drunk driving is illegal because it poses a risk of harm to others on or near public roads, as well as to the drinking driver. The impairment caused by drinking alcohol leads to thousands of DUI accidents, injuries, and deaths every year in New Jersey. Driving under the influence laws...