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Several news outlets are reporting that South Jersey Assemblyman, Paul Moriarty, was charged with driving while intoxicated today in Washington Township; located withing the district he represents. Reportedly, Moriarty allegedly refused to take a breathalyzer after he was pulled over by a Washington Township police officer.  The Township refused to confirm the details of the incident.  If convicted, it would be Moriarty’s first DWI offense and could result in him having his license suspended, fines up to $500, $3,000 in surcharges, and community service or jail time (although that’s unlikely).

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It looks like the red light cameras in New Jersey are coming back on.  Gov. Christie said that all of the red light cameras in New Jersey have been certified and that townships can no resume issuing traffic tickets based on the intersection snapshots the devices take.

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Last week, a tragic story involving two Hammonton, New Jersey residents came to an end (at least in the criminal sense).  Anthony Scaltrito, of Hammonton, NJ, was sentenced to six years in prison for a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on Route 50 in Hamilton Twp. in 2010.  The hit-and-run accident left a 15 year old boy (also from Hammonton) dead.  The victim was pronounced dead at the scene immediately following the accident.  Scaltrito turned himself into police the next day and was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and tampering with physical evidence.  Upon indictment, the leaving the scene of a fatal accident carried a second-degree criminal charge, the two counts of tampering with physical evidence each carried fourth-degree charges, and the additional charge of endangering an injured victim, carried a third-degree criminal charge.  The details of the crash were not made public, but if Scalrito had not fled the accident and was not found negligent in the crash, he would have faced lesser charges. (more…)

I wrote previously about a bill that had passed the New Jersey State Legislature that made it possible for criminal charges to be brought against drivers in New Jersey who cause injury or a fatality to other drivers or passengers as a result of a car crash caused by their being distracted by a cell phone.  Wednesday, that bill was signed into law.

Drivers who are found at fault because of their distraction related to use of a non-hands-free cell phone can be now be charged, prosecuted and convicted on criminal charges of vehicular homicide or assault by automobile.   The law officially now classifies the use of a hand held cell phone as reckless driving – an illegal act which if charged and convicted of, allows you to be charged and convicted with vehicular homicide or assault by automobile. (more…)

Here’s some light Monday reading – last week, a New Jersey truck driver was arrested and accused of spreading grease on his license plate to avoid paying tolls on an EZPass lane on a bridge connecting Staten Island to Elizabeth, NJ.  Allegedly, the driver used the grease to change a 9 on his license plate to an 8 (photo courtesy of ww.silive.com).   The New Jersey license plate was registered to another company who was mistakenly charged with over $500 of unpaid tolls and violations.   The driver was arrested and charged with failure to observe a traffic signal; a traffic violation. (more…)

A growing series of class action suits regarding traffic tickets issued by faulty red light cameras has hit six more municipalities.  Suits have now been filed against Cherry Hill, Newark, Edison, Stratford, Monroe Township, Glassboro, and Woodbridge.  The suits argue that the red light cameras in those municipalities did not have their timing calibrated correctly and were not correctly inspected by engineers.  As such, the suits contend, any traffic tickets handed out as a result of the faulty red light cameras are illegal and invalid. (more…)

Do you have a problem with the red light cameras that have been popping up all over New Jersey and issuing traffic tickets to drivers who run yellow lights or speed through an intersection?  If they are removed, you now have an individual to thank personally.  An article today on NJ.com profiles a woman who has made it her personal mission to suspend the multimillion dollar New Jersey State traffic camera program.

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Thursday, the New Jersey State Senate approved dozens of bills that had previously passed the State Assembly.  One of the bills passed was one which increased the potential penalty to drivers who injure or kill another driver as a result of being distracted by their cellphones and causing an accident.  We wrote previously about the bill, which allows New Jersey prosecutors to charge distracted drivers criminally in the event they injure someone as a result of their driving while distracted by a cellphone.  Under the new bill, the criminal charge for assault or vehicular manslaughter as a result of distracted driving can now carry a penalty of up to 10 years in prison.  Currently, the penalty for a traffic charge of distracted driving (even in the case of an injury or death) is 18 months in jail. (more…)

It seems that New Jersey is in the swing of a widespread PR campaign highlighting often-ignored traffic laws and traffic tickets.  First was the (now annual) highly publicized Memorial Day click-it-or-ticket seat belt campaign, then the equally highly-publicized animal restraint initiative, and now it seems they are highlighting the States “move over” law through statements, radio, and television ads.  The campaign even has its own website.  Traffic safety has seen renewed interest this summer in New Jersey, and along with it, a renewed emphasis on enforcement of often-ignored New Jersey traffic laws. Many other states have traffic laws similar to New Jersey’s ‘move over’ law on the books. (more…)

Special thanks to one of our visitors, Claudia Mattheiss, who forwarded me a link to a statement on the NJSPCA’s website — a statement seemingly unlinked to from the organization’s main page — which apparently backtracks strongly from their original statement regarding enforcement of New Jersey’s cruelty to animals statute 4:22-18, which reads:

Carrying animal in cruel, inhumane manner; disorderly persons offense;
A person who shall carry, or cause to be carried, a living animal or creature in or upon a vehicle or otherwise, in a cruel or inhumane manner, shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense and punished as provided in subsection a. of R.S.4:22-17.

With so much confusion and controversy stemming from this law, New Jersey motorists facing animal cruelty charges are advised to consult with an experienced traffic defense lawyer as soon as possible.
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