{"id":6052,"date":"2026-04-07T15:31:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekugellawfirm.com\/?page_id=6052"},"modified":"2026-04-18T14:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:47:35","slug":"new-jersey-drunk-driving-statistics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thekugellawfirm.com\/new-jersey-drunk-driving-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Drunk Driving Statistics (2026): Arrests, Fatalities, and Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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Responda STOP para darse de baja.   <\/label>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-acceptance elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-field_4b4ce66 elementor-col-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-field_4b4ce66\" class=\"elementor-field-label elementor-screen-only\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConsentimiento\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-subgroup\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-field-option\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"form_fields[field_4b4ce66]\" id=\"form-field-field_4b4ce66\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-acceptance-field\" checked=\"checked\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-field_4b4ce66\">Doy mi consentimiento para recibir mensajes de texto informativos (no promocionales) de The Kugel Law Firm sobre mis pr\u00f3ximas citas, recordatorios, etc. Pueden aplicarse tarifas de mensajes y datos. \n<\/label>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-html elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-field_c6999b3 elementor-col-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/thekugellawfirm.com\/terms-of-service\/\" target=\"_blank\">T\u00e9rminos de servicio<\/a> &amp; \n<a href=\"https:\/\/thekugellawfirm.com\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-type-submit elementor-col-100 e-form__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-md\" type=\"submit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contactar a un abogado<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c476b3\" data-id=\"1c476b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edfba79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edfba79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New Jersey recorded 684 traffic fatalities in 2024, the worst year in three decades. Then fatalities dropped 15% in 2025, one of the sharpest one-year reversals of any state in the country.<\/p><p>However, DWI arrests are climbing as courts are falling behind on resolved cases. Police filed 28,048 new DWI cases in the 12 months between July 2024 and June 2025, but courts resolved only 26,412, pushing the statewide backlog up 17%. Meanwhile, cannabis has overtaken alcohol as the single most common substance found in deceased drivers involved in fatal crashes.<\/p><p class=\"par1\">Rachel Kugel of <a href=\"https:\/\/thekugellawfirm.com\/\">The Kugel Law Firm<\/a> is a dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/thekugellawfirm.com\/new-jersey-dui-lawyer\/\">DUI lawyer in New Jersey<\/a> who has represented hundreds of DWI defendants across the state. 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854-0098<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e09042 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e09042\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a667998\" data-id=\"a667998\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7bfdb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7bfdb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c79240\" data-id=\"4c79240\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d42bccf elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"d42bccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Alcohol-Impaired Fatalities<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"10.5\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">K<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0de5131\" data-id=\"0de5131\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1ece90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"d1ece90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Fatalities Were Alcohol Impaired\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"28.8\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2596fb\" data-id=\"a2596fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-624e016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"624e016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Under 21 years of age Fatalities<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"980\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-83f8c78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83f8c78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c42c7ac\" data-id=\"c42c7ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19cf9b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"19cf9b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">High BAC Drivers Caused Fatalities<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"70.2\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a63439a\" data-id=\"a63439a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8fd6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"5a8fd6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Repeat Offenders Causing Fatalities<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"25.4\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebb12c8\" data-id=\"ebb12c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de8f91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"1de8f91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Under 18 Driving Under The Influence<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"3.4\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">K<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a62bcc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a62bcc1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6e5cd4\" data-id=\"c6e5cd4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82747cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"82747cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=AEiAoLN7wI8&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2218d41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2218d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-Many-People-Die-in-Alcohol-Related-Crashes-in-New-Jersey\"><\/span>How Many People Die in Alcohol-Related Crashes in New Jersey?\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b84762b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b84762b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njoag.gov\/new-jersey-traffic-fatalities-decline-by-approximately-15-in-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">647 fatal crashes killed 684 people<\/a> on New Jersey roads. This represented a 13% increase from 2023, returning the state to levels similar to the post-pandemic peak of 699 fatalities seen in 2021. Among drivers in those crashes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/njsp\/info\/fatalacc\/2024-stats.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">32.5% tested positive for alcohol or drugs<\/a>.<\/p><p>Preliminary 2025 data show a 15% decline to 582 fatalities. Fifteen of 21 counties saw decreases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e788ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0e788ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Year<\/th>\n      <th>Fatal<br>Crashes<\/th>\n      <th>Fatalities<\/th>\n      <th>Alcohol\/Drug Involved<\/th>\n      <th>Change<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2019<\/td>\n      <td>\u2014<\/td>\n      <td>557<\/td>\n      <td>23%<\/td>\n      <td>\u2014<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2020<\/td>\n      <td>\u2014<\/td>\n      <td>586<\/td>\n      <td>26%<\/td>\n      <td>+5%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2021<\/td>\n      <td>\u2014<\/td>\n      <td>699<\/td>\n      <td>25%<\/td>\n      <td>+19%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2023<\/td>\n      <td>574<\/td>\n      <td>606<\/td>\n      <td>23%<\/td>\n      <td>-13%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2024<\/td>\n      <td>647<\/td>\n      <td>684<\/td>\n      <td>32.5% of drivers<\/td>\n      <td>+13%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2025 (prelim.)<\/td>\n      <td>547<\/td>\n      <td>582<\/td>\n      <td>TBD<\/td>\n      <td>-15%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af6282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6af6282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-Changed-Between-2024-and-2025\"><\/span>What Changed Between 2024 and 2025?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several policy shifts coincided with the 2025 improvement:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Target Zero Commission: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governor Murphy signed legislation in January 2025 creating a 13-agency commission aimed at eliminating traffic deaths by 2040.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ignition interlock credit law<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A new \u00ab2-for-1\u00bb credit took effect in April 2025, incentivizing earlier interlock installation<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Courtesy card scandal: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A State Comptroller investigation in December 2023 revealed troopers had been releasing drivers with law enforcement connections without enforcement, including some who admitted to drinking.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Monmouth County<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fatal crashes dropped 61%, from 39 to 15, partly attributed to a local \u00abGoal Zero\u00bb enforcement initiative<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43cece4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43cece4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-Many-DWI-Arrests-Happen-in-New-Jersey-Each-Year\"><\/span>How Many DWI Arrests Happen in New Jersey Each Year?\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9daf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f9daf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New Jersey police filed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njcourts.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/munc2506.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">28,048 DWI cases<\/a> in FY2025 (July 2024 through June 2025). That is a 6% increase from 26,447 in FY2024, and the second consecutive year of growth.<\/p><p>Arrests remain below pre-pandemic levels. Between July 2018 and June 2019, New Jersey recorded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njcourts.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/public\/statistics\/munc1906.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">29,638 DWI arrests<\/a>. Current filings are still about 5% below that benchmark.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070c51b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"070c51b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Fiscal Year<\/th>\n      <th>DWI Cases Filed<\/th>\n      <th>Change<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td>FY 2018-19 (pre-pandemic)<\/td>\n      <td>29,638<\/td>\n      <td>\u2014<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>FY 2022-23<\/td>\n      <td>26,119<\/td>\n      <td>\u2014<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>FY 2023-24<\/td>\n      <td>26,447<\/td>\n      <td>+1%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>FY 2024-25<\/td>\n      <td>28,048<\/td>\n      <td>+6%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3c8763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3c8763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are-Courts-Keeping-Up\"><\/span>Are Courts Keeping Up?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p>No. Courts resolved only 26,412 DWI cases in FY2025, a 4% drop in dispositions. That means the system took in 1,636 more cases than it cleared.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a926575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a926575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Metric<\/th>\n      <th>FY 2023-24<\/th>\n      <th>FY 2024-25<\/th>\n      <th>Change<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td>New DWI filings<\/td>\n      <td>26,447<\/td>\n      <td>28,048<\/td>\n      <td>+6%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Dispositions<\/td>\n      <td>27,399<\/td>\n      <td>26,412<\/td>\n      <td>-4%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Clearance rate<\/td>\n      <td>104%<\/td>\n      <td>94%<\/td>\n      <td>\u2014<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Backlog<\/td>\n      <td>10,395<\/td>\n      <td>12,195<\/td>\n      <td>+17%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Active pending cases<\/td>\n      <td>13,909<\/td>\n      <td>15,940<\/td>\n      <td>+15%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76e8272\" data-id=\"76e8272\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8c8309 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8c8309\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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She is a member of the National College of DWI Defense and the DUI Defense Lawyers Association, keeping her practice at the forefront of DWI defense strategies. Rachel has been invited to speak on DWI defense and the business of law by the AVVO \u00abLawyernomics\u00bb conference, the New Jersey Bar Association, and Garden State CLE.<\/p><p>Rachel and her team have focused their practice on DWI cases. The Kugel Law Firm is AVVO-rated and was recognized as a Rising Star SuperLawyer for three consecutive years. Clients throughout New Jersey trust The Kugel Law Firm for experienced, caring representation when it matters most.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2267637 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2267637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which-Counties-Have-the-Most-DWI-Arrests\"><\/span>Which Counties Have the Most DWI Arrests?\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-021db82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"021db82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shore counties and densely populated North\/Central Jersey counties dominate. In FY2024, Monmouth County ranked first with 2,415 arrests.<\/p><p>The top three counties (Monmouth, Middlesex, Ocean) account for over 25% of all arrests statewide. Atlantic City alone logged 1,127 DUI arrests, more than nine entire counties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74cf9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a74cf9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Rank<\/th>\n      <th>County<\/th>\n      <th>FY 2023-24<\/th>\n      <th>Change<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td>1<\/td>\n      <td>Monmouth<\/td>\n      <td>2,415<\/td>\n      <td>+4%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2<\/td>\n      <td>Middlesex<\/td>\n      <td>2,286<\/td>\n      <td>+2%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>3<\/td>\n      <td>Ocean<\/td>\n      <td>1,984<\/td>\n      <td>-5%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>4<\/td>\n      <td>Bergen<\/td>\n      <td>1,808<\/td>\n      <td>-6%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>5<\/td>\n      <td>Burlington<\/td>\n      <td>1,662<\/td>\n      <td>-8%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>6<\/td>\n      <td>Union<\/td>\n      <td>1,624<\/td>\n      <td>+13%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>7<\/td>\n      <td>Camden<\/td>\n      <td>1,606<\/td>\n      <td>+3%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>8<\/td>\n      <td>Atlantic<\/td>\n      <td>1,576<\/td>\n      <td>+6%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>9<\/td>\n      <td>Morris<\/td>\n      <td>1,504<\/td>\n      <td>+8%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>10<\/td>\n      <td>Essex<\/td>\n      <td>1,303<\/td>\n      <td>+2%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>11<\/td>\n      <td>Hudson<\/td>\n      <td>1,207<\/td>\n      <td>+5%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>12<\/td>\n      <td>Cumberland<\/td>\n      <td>1,168<\/td>\n      <td>+1%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>13<\/td>\n      <td>Passaic<\/td>\n      <td>1,066<\/td>\n      <td>+3%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>14<\/td>\n      <td>Mercer<\/td>\n      <td>1,042<\/td>\n      <td>+10%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>15<\/td>\n      <td>Gloucester<\/td>\n      <td>982<\/td>\n      <td>+6%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>16<\/td>\n      <td>Somerset<\/td>\n      <td>914<\/td>\n      <td>+6%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>17<\/td>\n      <td>Cape May<\/td>\n      <td>631<\/td>\n      <td>-12%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>18<\/td>\n      <td>Hunterdon<\/td>\n      <td>529<\/td>\n      <td>-16%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>19<\/td>\n      <td>Sussex<\/td>\n      <td>478<\/td>\n      <td>+3%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>20<\/td>\n      <td>Warren<\/td>\n      <td>388<\/td>\n      <td>-3%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>21<\/td>\n      <td>Salem<\/td>\n      <td>274<\/td>\n      <td>+7%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>\u2014<\/td>\n      <td>Total<\/td>\n      <td>26,447<\/td>\n      <td>+1%<\/td>\n    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By 2023, cannabis had overtaken alcohol as the single most common substance tested in deceased drivers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7305f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7305f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Substance<\/th>\n      <th>Deceased Drivers<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Cannabis alone<\/td>\n      <td>47<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Alcohol alone<\/td>\n      <td>44<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Drugs (illicit\/medication) alone<\/td>\n      <td>31<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Alcohol + cannabis<\/td>\n      <td>23<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Alcohol + drugs<\/td>\n      <td>14<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Alcohol + drugs + cannabis<\/td>\n      <td>8<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Drugs + cannabis<\/td>\n      <td>7<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Negative for all substances<\/td>\n      <td>94<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2c91ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2c91ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you include all combinations, alcohol is still involved in more total fatalities than cannabis. But the single-substance shift is significant and largely unreported.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A key enforcement gap: New Jersey&#8217;s implied consent law (N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.2) requires breath testing for alcohol but does not compel blood or urine tests for drugs. There is no per se THC limit for driving, and police rely on Drug Recognition Experts whose availability varies by department.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-263b932 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"263b932\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When-Do-Most-Alcohol-Related-Crashes-Happen\"><\/span>When Do Most Alcohol-Related Crashes Happen?\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e462309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e462309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Half of all fatal crashes between midnight and 3:00 a.m. involve alcohol. That is the highest rate of any time period, and it persists year after year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf18742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"bf18742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Time of Day<\/th>\n      <th>Fatal Crashes<\/th>\n      <th>Alcohol-Related<\/th>\n      <th>% Alcohol<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Midnight \u2013 3 a.m.<\/td>\n      <td>74<\/td>\n      <td>37<\/td>\n      <td>50%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>3 a.m. \u2013 6 a.m.<\/td>\n      <td>64<\/td>\n      <td>27<\/td>\n      <td>42%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>6 a.m. \u2013 9 a.m.<\/td>\n      <td>59<\/td>\n      <td>9<\/td>\n      <td>15%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>9 a.m. \u2013 Noon<\/td>\n      <td>54<\/td>\n      <td>5<\/td>\n      <td>9%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Noon \u2013 3 p.m.<\/td>\n      <td>95<\/td>\n      <td>7<\/td>\n      <td>7%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>3 p.m. \u2013 6 p.m.<\/td>\n      <td>94<\/td>\n      <td>17<\/td>\n      <td>18%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>6 p.m. \u2013 9 p.m.<\/td>\n      <td>110<\/td>\n      <td>27<\/td>\n      <td>25%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>9 p.m. \u2013 Midnight<\/td>\n      <td>119<\/td>\n      <td>38<\/td>\n      <td>32%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc118a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc118a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The risk bottoms out at just 7% between noon and 3:00 p.m. Saturday evening (6-9 p.m.) saw more total fatal collisions than any other three-hour block.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NJ Attorney General&#8217;s office reports that alcohol impairment among drivers is nearly four times higher at night than during the day, and about 30% of fatal weekend crashes involve an impaired driver.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11127e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11127e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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854-0098<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adbd533 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adbd533\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ec20e2\" data-id=\"4ec20e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eb742f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3eb742f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-Does-New-Jersey-Compare-to-Other-States\"><\/span>How Does New Jersey Compare to Other States?\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b640eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b640eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Jersey has the lowest alcohol-impaired driving fatality rate in the country at 1.4 deaths per 100,000 residents (2023). Only Utah (1.5) and New York (1.5) come close.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f029fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5f029fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Metric<\/th>\n      <th>New Jersey<\/th>\n      <th>National Avg.<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td>DUI fatality rate per 100K residents (2023)<\/td>\n      <td>1.4<\/td>\n      <td>~3.8<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>% of fatal crashes involving alcohol (2023)<\/td>\n      <td>23%<\/td>\n      <td>30%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>% of fatalities with high BAC .15+ (2023)<\/td>\n      <td>15%<\/td>\n      <td>22%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Self-reported drunk driving, past 30 days<\/td>\n      <td>1.5%<\/td>\n      <td>1.9%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2024 fatality change vs. prior year<\/td>\n      <td>+13%<\/td>\n      <td>-3.8%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa3fde5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa3fde5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The paradox: New Jersey ranks #1 in alcohol safety, but was one of only<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/press-releases\/nhtsa-estimates-39345-traffic-fatalities-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> 14 states where total fatalities increased in 2024<\/a>. The problem appears to be drug-impaired driving, pedestrian deaths (230 in 2024, worst since 1988), and motorcycle deaths (120, an all-time record), not traditional alcohol impairment.<\/p><p>Nationally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/risky-driving\/drunk-driving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">12,429 people died<\/a> in alcohol-impaired crashes in 2023, down 7.6% from 2022 but still 23% above pre-pandemic 2019 levels.<\/p><p><b>Key Takeaway<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: New Jersey has the lowest DUI fatality rate in America, but its overall traffic safety picture worsened significantly in 2024 due to drug impairment, pedestrian crashes, and motorcycle deaths.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a7b092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a7b092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-Did-the-Courtesy-Card-Investigation-Find\"><\/span>What Did the Courtesy Card Investigation Find?\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb2159c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb2159c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In December 2024, the NJ State Comptroller released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/comptroller\/reports\/2024\/20241218.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">report on enforcement failures<\/a> by New Jersey State Police. Key findings from a review of 501 body-camera recordings of no-enforcement traffic stops:<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>139 stops (27.7%)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Driver presented a courtesy card, claimed a law enforcement connection, or displayed a badge and was released without a ticket<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>3 stops<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Driver admitted to drinking alcohol but was released without field sobriety testing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>69 of 87 courtesy cards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were presented by White motorists<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hispanic\/Latino drivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were subjected to computerized record checks at nearly double the rate of White drivers (65% vs. 34%)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Comptroller called the system \u00abunethical, discriminatory, and fundamentally unfair\u00bb and noted that New Jersey was spending over $25 million annually on traffic safety grants while selectively enforcing traffic laws.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Key Takeaway<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: More than 1 in 4 no-enforcement traffic stops involved a driver with a law enforcement connection who was released without a ticket, according to the State Comptroller.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e92211 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e92211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who-Gets-Arrested-for-DUI-in-New-Jersey\"><\/span>Who Gets Arrested for DUI in New Jersey?\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3a5bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da3a5bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The demographic patterns are persistent year after year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1071b18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1071b18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Category<\/th>\n      <th>Statistic<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Male drivers<\/td>\n      <td>~75% of all DUI arrests<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Highest-risk age group<\/td>\n      <td>21-24 (28% of impaired fatal crashes)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Second-highest risk<\/td>\n      <td>25-34 (26% of impaired fatal crashes)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Male-to-female ratio<\/td>\n      <td>4:1 (9,155 vs. 2,339 nationally)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Vehicle type with highest impairment<\/td>\n      <td>Motorcycles (26%)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>NJ self-reported drunk driving<\/td>\n      <td>1.5% (below national 1.9%)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e7a4eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e7a4eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Key Takeaway<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Men account for roughly 3 out of 4 DUI arrests, and drivers aged 21-34 are involved in over half of all impaired-driving fatal crashes nationally.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c0662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18c0662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-Are-the-Penalties-for-DWI-in-New-Jersey\"><\/span>What Are the Penalties for DWI in New Jersey?\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d907aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d907aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Jersey treats DWI as a traffic offense, not a criminal offense, but prohibits plea bargaining for DUI charges. A new \u00ab2-for-1\u00bb ignition interlock credit law took effect in April 2025, allowing eligible offenders to earn one day of suspension credit for every two days with an interlock installed.<\/span><\/p><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First-Offense\"><\/span><b>First<\/b> Offense<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3eec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ef3eec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>BAC Level<\/th>\n      <th>Max Jail<\/th>\n      <th>Fine<\/th>\n      <th>License Suspension<\/th>\n      <th>Interlock<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td>.08 \u2013 .099%<\/td>\n      <td>30 days<\/td>\n      <td>$250-$400<\/td>\n      <td>Until IID installed<\/td>\n      <td>3 months<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>.10 \u2013 .149%<\/td>\n      <td>30 days<\/td>\n      <td>$300-$500<\/td>\n      <td>7-12 months<\/td>\n      <td>6-12 months<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>.15%+<\/td>\n      <td>30 days<\/td>\n      <td>$300-$500<\/td>\n      <td>7-12 months<\/td>\n      <td>6-12 months<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a330d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a330d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Repeat-Offenses\"><\/span>Repeat Offenses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a732beb elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a732beb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Offense<\/th>\n      <th>Max Jail<\/th>\n      <th>Fine<\/th>\n      <th>License Suspension<\/th>\n      <th>Interlock<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Second<\/td>\n      <td>90 days<\/td>\n      <td>$500-$1,000<\/td>\n      <td>2 years<\/td>\n      <td>1-3 years<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Third+<\/td>\n      <td>180 days<\/td>\n      <td>$1,000<\/td>\n      <td>8 years<\/td>\n      <td>2-4 years<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8be190b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8be190b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All offenses carry a $1,000\/year insurance surcharge for three years and mandatory IDRC completion. Breathalyzer refusal under N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a carries separate penalties that can match or exceed a DWI conviction.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Key Takeaway<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: New Jersey bans plea bargaining for DWI, one of the strictest policies in the country. 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Speak-With-a-NJ-DWI-Defense-Attorney-Today\"><\/span>Speak With a NJ DWI Defense Attorney Today\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763f2c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"763f2c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A DWI arrest can affect your license, your job, and your insurance for years. With nearly 16,000 DWI cases pending in New Jersey courts, delays in the system can make the process even more stressful.<\/p><p class=\"par2\">Rachel Kugel of The Kugel Law Firm has represented hundreds of clients charged with DWI in municipal courts throughout New Jersey, including the Jersey City Municipal Court and courts across Hudson County. She is a member of the National College of DWI Defense and has appeared as a legal commentator on CNN, FOX News, CourtTV, MSNBC, and HLN.<\/p><p><strong>Call The Kugel Law Firm at <a href=\"tel:9738540098\" rel=\"nofollow \">(973) 854-0098<\/a> to schedule a free consultation.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f494b7 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f494b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c953c9f\" data-id=\"c953c9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f700f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6f700f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently-Asked-Questions-About-DUI-in-New-Jersey\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions About DUI in New Jersey\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f6c25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"93f6c25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1551\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1551\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-many-DUI-arrests-happen-in-New-Jersey-each-year\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-toggle-off\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-toggle-on\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How many DUI arrests happen in New Jersey each year? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1551\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1551\"><p>Police filed 28,048 DWI cases in FY2025 (July 2024 through June 2025), averaging about 77 arrests per day statewide.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1552\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1552\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-county-has-the-most-DUI-arrests\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-toggle-off\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-toggle-on\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What county has the most DUI arrests? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1552\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1552\"><p>Monmouth County leads with 2,415 arrests in FY2024, followed by Middlesex County (2,286) and Ocean County (1,984). Shore counties consistently rank highest.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1553\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1553\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-percentage-of-fatal-crashes-involve-alcohol\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-toggle-off\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-toggle-on\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What percentage of fatal crashes involve alcohol? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1553\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1553\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Approximately 23-25% of New Jersey fatal crashes involve a driver with a BAC of .08 or higher. In 2024, 32.5% of drivers in fatal crashes tested positive for alcohol or drugs.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1554\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1554\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is-cannabis-now-a-bigger-factor-than-alcohol\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-toggle-off\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-toggle-on\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is cannabis now a bigger factor than alcohol? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1554\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1554\"><p>Among deceased drivers who tested positive for a single substance in 2023, more were positive for cannabis (47) than alcohol (44). When multi-substance cases are included, alcohol remains involved in more total fatalities.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1555\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1555\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-is-the-DUI-conviction-rate-in-New-Jersey\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-toggle-off\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-toggle-on\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the DUI conviction rate in New Jersey? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1555\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1555\"><p>Approximately 70-72% of DWI charges result in a conviction. About 20-25% of cases are dismissed. The NJ Department of Human Services reports roughly 26,500 DUI convictions per year.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1556\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1556\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does-New-Jersey-allow-plea-bargaining-for-DWI\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-toggle-off\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-toggle-on\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does New Jersey allow plea bargaining for DWI? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span 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