Police in Manchester arrest a Toms River man for allegedly being intoxicated when he broke a mailbox and severed a utility pole near the Jackson border.
It's not just about avoiding getting a ticket, paying a fine, it's about the risk of causing an accident single vehicle or otherwise, and, even worse than that, seriously or fatally injuring someone.
A Staten Island man has pleaded guilty to driving while under the influence of alcohol and marijuana in a hit-and-run car crash in Seaside Heights last August.
A Lavallette man, who was under the influence of drugs when he struck a pedestrian on Route 35 who later died in October of 2019, has plead guilty to Vehicular Homicide.
A Whiting woman, who is also under the legal drinking age, has been charged with DWI among other offenses after crashing into a utility pole in Berkeley Township.
From a driver throwing loose change at another driver's windshield in a road rage incident to a pair of DWI's, all within a few hours, Jackson Police have stories behind the arrests in each case.
Lakehurst Police are charging a Lakewood woman with Endangering the Welfare of a Child, reckless driving and DWI among other offenses after pulling her over for erratic driving.
It may seem to come from the theater of the obvious but don't drink and drive and there are several, even hundreds of reasons why you should hand off the keys to someone else or just stay put all-together.