DRIVING OFFENSES
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The attorneys at Helmer, Paul, Conley & Kasselman, P.A. are aware of the impact that a New Jersey driving offense can have on your life, whether you live in the state or not, and we work hard to fight for your driving privileges.
Our firm's experienced attorneys assist with the following:
- Restoring your license
- Reducing fines, penalties, and points
- Preventing license suspension
- Avoiding jail time
Driving With a Suspended License or Without Insurance
DWI/DWI
The DWI (also called DUI) laws in New Jersey are among the strictest in the nation. If convicted of DWI / DUI charges, you could face license suspension, substantial fines, points on your license, insurance company surcharges, and possibly jail time. You need an experienced attorney, such as the attorneys at Helmer, Paul, Conley & Kasselman, to help you defend such a serious crime. DWI can be based on alcohol or drugs.
Refusal
You should not refuse to take a breathalyzer test. If you do refuse, the penalty for refusal is in addition to, and at least as bad as, that for a DWI.
Driving While License is Suspended
A conviction for driving while your license is suspended can result in jail time, large fines and additional suspension of your driver's license. This charge is quite common and the experienced attorneys at Helmer, Paul, Conley & Kasselman have frequently avoided a conviction for this charge by negotiating a reduced charge for the client. A loss of license can be hard on a driver, as New Jersey does not allow limited licenses for drivers.
Hit-and-Run
The law defines hit-and-run as leaving the scene of an accident after striking a person or object. The consequences for a hit-and-run conviction can range from loss of license to prison time. The experienced attorneys at Helmer, Paul, Conley & Kasselman can help you defend such a serious crime.
Call us if you are charged with any motor vehicle violation.
We Can Help
Helmer, Paul, Conley & Kasselman, P.A. has successfully represented hundreds of individuals charged with driving offenses. With over 120 years of experience, we know the loopholes and intricacies of the system, taking every advantage for our clients to get the best possible outcome.
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Select Case* (names omitted to protect client's privacy):
WOMAN SENTENCED TO PROBATION IN MILLVILLE HIT-AND-RUN DEATH
By TIM ZATZARINY JR. Staff Writer
Published: August 7, 1999
A woman who drove away after her vehicle struck and killed a 71-year-old Millville resident in January was sentenced to two years of probation Friday.
[The driver], 30, of the 300 block of East Pine Street in Millville, had pleaded guilty in May to one count of leaving the scene of a fatal motor-vehicle accident.
Her plea was part of an agreement with the state.
[The driver] faced a maximum sentence of three years in prison.
Her lawyer, Yaron Helmer, asked Cumberland County Superior Court Judge Rushton H. Ridgway to sentence his client to parole. He said a prison sentence would lead to her deportation from the country.
[The driver] is a native of Mexico.
"Not being able to stay in this country is too severe a punishment," Helmer said.
County Assistant Prosecutor Duane Bell said [the woman] still faces a deportation hearing.
Helmer said [his client] works full time, is a college student and supports an 8-year-old son whom is staying with her mother in California.
Bell said he did not oppose Helmer's request for probation.
"It was a tragic accident. Incarceration would not be productive in this case," he said.
[The driver's] car struck Isabell Moore as she walked into the roadway from between two parked cars near the intersection of High and McNeal streets in Millville about 6 p.m. Jan. 18.
A witness told police that Moore landed against a parked car after she was struck, and [the driver] fled the scene in her vehicle.
Moore was taken by ambulance to South Jersey Hospital-Millville, where she died about 11 a.m. the next day.
Police arrested [the driver] after she turned herself in on Jan. 22.
Moore, a well-known Millville resident, worked as a cafeteria aide for the Millville School District for many years. She retired in 1996. Moore also worked for the Cumberland County Board of Elections for many years.
In opting to sentence [the driver] to parole, Ridgway said, "I have taken into consideration that she is extremely remorseful."
[The driver] said nothing before her sentencing and left the courtroom without comment.
Helmer told Ridgway that [his client] would seek to move to California to be with her son and serve her probation there.
As part of her sentence, [the woman] will lose her license for six months and must pay $155 in fines.
Moore has two daughters, one who lives in Nevada and another who resides in Colorado, Bell said. Neither could be reached for comment Friday.
Copyright (c) 1999 The Press of Atlantic City
*Prior results do not guarantee any result in a particular case.
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