Reisig Criminal Defense & DWI Law, LLC

DUI Defense For Every County In The State Of New Jersey

1,402 Of My Clients = NO DWI!*

Available 24 Hours A Day- 1-732-625-9660, 1-888-628-8394

NJ DWI Defense

  • Home
  • Our DWI Wins
  • Practice Areas
    • DUI – DRUGS
    • Driving While Suspended After DWI
    • Underage DWI
    • License Suspension & Revocation
    • Multiple DWI’s
    • DWI Appeals
    • Commercial DWI
    • DUI In The Military
    • Out of State Driver
    • DWI While Boating
  • Q & A
  • Areas Served
    • Delaware River Region
    • Gateway Region
    • Greater Atlantic City Region
    • Shore Region
    • Skylands Region
    • Southern Shore Region
  • DUI FAQ’s
    • Beating A DWI
    • DWI Penalties
    • Alternatives to Jail
    • DWI Test Refusal
    • Field Sobriety Tests
    • Ignition Interlock Device For DWI
    • Reliability of Breath Tests
    • DWI Glossary & Terms
  • About
    • In The News
  • Contact

As seen on

Reisig DWI & Criminal Defense Law on abc news
Reisig DWI & Criminal Defense Law on cbs news
Reisig DWI & Criminal Defense Law on fox news
Reisig DWI & Criminal Defense Law on the new jersey
Reisig DWI & Criminal Defense Law on new york channel 4
Reisig DWI & Criminal Defense Law in the new york post
Reisig DWI & Criminal Defense Law in the new york times
Reisig DWI & Criminal Defense Law on nj.com

Drunk New Jersey Motorcyclist Sues Bars, Even Though DWI Charge Dismissed

August 4, 2017 by Matthew Reisig

A New Jersey man whose DWI was mishandled by police and thrown out in court is suing the bars that served him before he was injured in a drunken motorcycle crash.

If it sounds like a strange story, it is.

According to the New York Post, Antonio Salomon-Merlino of Carlstadt, New Jersey, spent a late night in July 2015 drinking at two bars.

The first, Oh! Calamares in Kearny, served him $300 worth of tequila and Pisco sours all evening, before he drove his motorcycle to Hector’s Sports Bar in Clifton, where he continued to drink until nearly 3:00 in the morning.

He finally left to head to a friend’s house to sleep it off, but around 3:15, he crashed his 2009 Suzuki motorcycle on Outwater Lane in Lodi, sustaining significant injuries to his leg.

Salomon-Merlino was transported to a hospital and charged with DWI, but his blood alcohol level wasn’t tested for nearly five hours.

At that point, the test result came back as .078, just a hair below the .08% threshold.

The DWI charge was dismissed, but Salomon-Merlino’s medical drama was just getting started.

Since the accident, he’s had three surgeries on his leg, including a knee reconstruction, as well as skin grafts. He has trouble walking and even driving, and anticipates additional surgeries ahead.

His lawsuit is based on an interesting theory of New Jersey’s Dram Shop Law, which gives standing to anyone who is injured by a drunk driver to sue the establishments that served them alcohol if they reasonably believed the driver was intoxicated.

Salomon-Merlino claims that the bars he visited that night should have known that he was intoxicated, and that his injuries entitle him – the victim of his own drunk driving accident – to damages under the law.

It’s an interesting theory of the case, and if the suit proceeds, the bars are likely to argue that the police’s blood alcohol results indicate that he wasn’t drunk.

One thing the story does show is that police are perfectly able to botch a DWI case and that police evidence in a DUI case isn’t always all it’s cracked up to be.

An experienced DWI attorney can make a big difference in your case.

If you’ve been charged with DWI in New Jersey, call Matthew Reisig today at 732-625-9660 for a free consultation with an experienced New Jersey DWI defense lawyer.

Filed Under: DWI Strategy & Results

Primary Sidebar

Reisig DWI & Criminal Defense Law Credit Cards
Client Testimonials
Recent Case Results

CONTACT US

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION

DRUNK BOATING ARREST

Arrested for Driving While Under Suspension After A DWI

TRUCKS

UNDERAGE DWI DEFENSE

DUI DEFENSE – MILITARY PERSONNEL

FAILED FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS

REFUSING DWI TESTS

MULTIPLE ARRESTS FOR DWI

DUID – DUI ON DRUGS

OUT OF STATE DRIVER – DRUNK DRIVING

DWI FOR CDL LICENSE HOLDER

APPEALING A DWI

DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE – PUNISHMENTS & PENALTIES

HAVE A QUESTION? TYPE IT HERE.

RESOURCES

FIRST OFFENSE DWI – PENALTIES

SECOND OFFENSE DWI – PENALTIES

THIRD OFFENSE DWI – PENALTIES

CONTESTING A DUI

DWI FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS

AVOIDING A DWI

REFUSAL OF BAC TEST

NJ DWI GLOSSARY & TERMS

RECENT POSTS

  • How High Is Too High?
  • Be Careful if You Move Out of State for a Fresh Start After a DWI
  • Former New Jersey TV Reporter Sentenced for Indiana DUI
  • Stranded Motorist Actually Drunk, According to Bridgewater Police
  • Wrong-Way Route 22 Driver Was Drunk, Say Police

OFFICE

Open 8:30am - 6:30pm

ARCHIVES

Categories

FREE CASE REVIEW

No office visit required – we will be happy to talk to you about your situation.
Available 24 Hours A Day
Local: 1-732-786-3554
Toll Free: 1-888-628-8394

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Reisig Criminal Defense & DWI Law, LLC OFFERS FREE TELEPHONE AND OFFICE CONSULTATIONS AT 732-625-9660.

Main Office: 1 Broad Street Freehold, NJ 07728 - 732*625*9660
Since 1995, we have represented clients in all 21 NJ Counties - Atlantic County, New Jersey (Mays Landing, NJ), Bergen County, New Jersey (Hackensack, NJ), Burlington County, New Jersey (Mount Holly, NJ), Camden County, New Jersey (Camden, NJ), Cape May County, New Jersey (Cape May Court House, NJ), Cumberland County, New Jersey (Bridgeton, NJ), Essex County, New Jersey (Newark, NJ), Gloucester County, New Jersey (Woodbury, NJ),Hudson County, New Jersey (Jersey City, NJ), Hunterdon County, New Jersey (Flemington, NJ), Mercer County, New Jersey (Trenton, NJ), Middlesex County, New Jersey (New Brunswick, NJ), Monmouth County, New Jersey (Freehold, NJ), Morris County, New Jersey (Morristown, NJ), Ocean County, New Jersey (Toms River, NJ), Passaic County, New Jersey (Paterson, NJ), Salem County, New Jersey (Salem, NJ), Somerset County, New Jersey (Somerville, NJ), Sussex County, New Jersey (Newton, NJ), Union County, New Jersey (Elizabeth, NJ), Warren County, New Jersey (Belvidere, NJ)

*The reference to 1,402 cases without a DWI conviction applies to cases prior to November 1, 2018. This information should not create an unjustified expectation that similar results can be obtained for others without regard to the specific factual and legal circumstances.
** We have an 82% Winning Percentage at Trial from 2012 through 2017, likely the best in NJ during that time.

Privacy Policy

©2021 All Rights Reserved

Law Firm Internet Marketing by The Attorneys ATM

Reisig DWI & Criminal Defense Law Credit Cards