DUI Dismissed at Trial
Our office recently represented a client who had been charged with a DWI after crashing his car on the New Jersey Turnpike. State Troopers soon arrived and arrested him under suspicion of drunk driving and took him back to the station where he blew a 0.13% BAC. As a first time offender, he faced a mandatory driver’s license suspension of 7 – 12 months. To make matters worse, our client was a commercial driver who owned his own business and had a CDL. If convicted of the DWI, in addition to any basic driving suspension, he faced a mandatory 1 year suspension of his CDL and would be unable to work.
Our attorneys put together an aggressive defense to attack the State’s case against him and challenged their level of proofs, which included retaining a DWI expert to testify at trial. After months of back and forth, the case was set for trial and when the State’s key witness failed to show for a second time, the judge granted our motion to dismiss based on lack of prosecution. The DUI and all the ancillary charges were dismissed and our client was able to walk out of the courtroom without even losing his license for a day. If you or your loved one has been arrested for a DWI, contact our office at (908) 838-0150 for a free consultation with an experienced attorney.
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Criminal defense attorney William A. Proetta is the founder of William Proetta Criminal Law. He has defended individuals facing criminal charges in New Jersey for over a decade, successfully handling thousands of cases involving charges ranging from DWI to murder. In addition to criminal defense, William also focuses on juvenile defense, restraining orders, and expungement.
He has extensive DWI defense credentials. William is one of a handful of attorneys in New Jersey recognized as a DUI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. He is also certified in the maintenance and operation of the Alcotest 7110, a breath-testing device used during DWI traffic stops.
William earned both his law and undergraduate degrees from Seton Hall University. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, and the New Jersey Association for Justice. In addition to recognitions from the Super Lawyers organization, William was also named to Top 40 Criminal Attorneys Under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers Association, and he received Client’s Choice honors from Avvo.
Admitted to New Jersey Bar: 2010
Years of Legal Experience: 16
Listed as a Super Lawyer: 2024-Present
Listed as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers: 2017-2020, 2023