There are laws and there are laws. As most people know, driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) are terms used to describe a motor vehicle violation here in New Jersey. The details and language used to define drunk driving law are laid out in N.J.S. 39: 4-50. This includes a range of monetary fines and maximum jail time based on the defendant's level of intoxication (as measure by blood-alcohol concentration, or BAC), as well as guidelines for license suspension, among others.
Aside from the obvious public safety concerns that driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs presents on the road, over the past several decades, drunken driving has become a much less socially acceptable activity. The negative affect that a drunk driving arrest can have on one's career or social standing in the community, and even on personal relationships, has been growing as well. This is certainly reflected in the way in which law enforcement agencies conduct anti-drunk driving campaigns all through the year and especially during holidays.
As New Jersey DWI-DUI defense lawyers, we understand how average people can find themselves arrested for drunken driving for the first time without really having thought they were impaired when they got behind the wheel of their car, truck or SUV. But it does happen, and that is why we offer our services to help people fight for their rights under the law. Apart from advising everyone not to attempt to operate a motor vehicle after having any amount of alcohol is to not compound one's troubles should you be unlucky enough to be stopped while possibly inebriated.
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