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The most common DWI arrests involve someone who becomes intoxicated at a location, perhaps a bar or a party, and is then stopped by police for traffic infractions.

In a good portion of these cases, there may be additional alcohol in the car.

In a fraction of those cases, the driver will still be consuming alcohol as they’re attempting to operate their vehicle.

That’s what police say Ricky Soper, 51, of Manville was doing as he proceeded through Bedminster on June 14.

Police received calls after 10:30 in the morning of a blue Ford F150 speeding along Route 206 in Bedminster and eventually stopped the vehicle on I-287 southbound at mile marker 21.6 at 10:45 a.m.

Investigation revealed that Soper was not only intoxicated, but had an open container of alcohol in the car, from which he was drinking.

He was charged with DWI, careless driving, reckless driving, obstructed windshield, plus summonses for the open container and consumption in a motor vehicle.

In general, the more pieces of evidence of drunk driving that exist, the more difficult it is to beat a DWI charge, but that doesn’t mean that you have no hope.

An experienced New Jersey DWI lawyer can make a big difference in your case.

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

An open records request made by news outlet New Jersey 101.5 is giving the public a first view of the extent to which police officers have themselves been brushing up against New Jersey’s DWI laws.

In at least one newly discovered case, reporting requirements imposed by counties seem to not have been properly followed.

That appears to be the case for a Union County Sheriff’s Office captain whose job it is to investigate allegations of wrongdoing by fellow cops.

The night of April 9, William Bukowski’s Chevrolet Tahoe swerved out of his lane of traffic and struck a parked Chevrolet Colorado, hitting it with enough force to send the Colorado across the street and onto a nearby lawn.

Bukowski told responding officers that he reacted when a deer ran in front of his car, but subsequent investigation revealed that his blood alcohol level was .22 percent, or almost three times the legal limit.

In Union County, a rule was implemented after a tragic 2015 case where a Linden police officer killed two men in a wrong-way drunk driving crash.

The rule requires that DWI and other misdemeanor charges incurred by police officers must be reported to prosecutors.

Bukowski, 47, was charged with DWI and careless driving, and is awaiting his case to be heard in Westfield Municipal Court.

Sheriff Joe Cryan, who is vying for a state Senate seat this fall, declined to comment on what he described as a personnel matter, and did not elaborate on whether Bukowski’s case had been properly forwarded to the local prosecutor’s office under the existing rule.

A DWI charge can have serious impacts in all areas of your life.

If you’ve been arrested for DWI in New Jersey, call Matthew Reisig today at 732-625-9660 and talk to an experienced DWI defense lawyer for free.