The state is continuing to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in fines for a drunk-driving law that's been ruled unconstitutional. But lawmakers could soon put the brakes on that.
With the upcoming New Year's holiday falling on a weekend this year, there's greater concern that accidents from impaired driving could increase in New Jersey.
Thousands of defendants convicted of drunk driving every month are still being fined the $25 special surcharge that was tied to the now-defunct law, New Jersey 101.5 has learned.