Authorities in Cumberland County say a man already charged with vehicular homicide and other offenses was driving drunk when he caused a crash that killed a police officer.
With the help of more than $750,000, law enforcement agencies across New Jersey are taking part in the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign. It launches today and runs through Labor Day, September 3.
The state Division of Highway Traffic Safety estimates more than 400 agencies will be aggressively looking for impaired drivers on New Jersey roadways through saturation patrols and sob
A southern New Jersey man who was charged with drunken driving five times during a five-week period has been freed after spending more than a month in jail.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has delayed a vote on a measure that would let convicted drunken drivers in New Jersey to get restricted driving permits for work-related purposes.
A measure scheduled to be considered today by the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee would criminalize repeat drunk driving offenses in certain cases.
In an effort to promote the use of safe and sober designated drivers this summer, the HERO campaign's Jersey Shore program is asking bars to join the cause. More than 150 bars have already signed up for the Jersey Shore HEROES Program, and hundreds more are expected.
Memorial Day is just weeks away, and for New Jersey, that equates to the unofficial start of summer. It's also the heaviest driving season, and law enforcement is aware of that fact.