A new law that is being proposed in New Jersey states that drivers that are involved an accident where death or serious injury occurs will have to submit to a sobriety test.

The current law is that drivers are submitted to these tests when there is a definite suspicion that they have been driving under the influence. The bill states that the driver will either have to blow into a breathalyzer or submit to a blood test when pulled over.

This new legislation stems from an accident in 2007 that killed the passenger in a vehicle and the 17-year-old driver was not required to take a sobriety test and she was just charged with careless driving.

If you have been injured in an accident involving a drunk driver, contact the New Jersey drunk driving accident lawyers of Levinson and Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.