New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled today that police must inform drunken driving suspects in a language they speak or understand that they are legally required to take a Breathalyzer test. The 4 to 3 decision written by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner, stemmed from the case of German Marquez, who was charged with driving drunk when he rear-ended another car near a Plainfield intersection on Sept. 20, 2007.
Marquez, who speaks only Spanish, did not understand an officer’s instructions in English that he was required by state law to take a breath test to determine if he was intoxicated, his lawyer said. Read more in Star Ledger
another illegal immigrant.
thank goodness for language line, hopefully its on speed dial
you are in the USA learn ENGLISH !!
How did he get a license if he does not speak English??
This liberalism is sickening.
When I am drunk, I don’t speak any language.
So, if I tell a cop that I only speak yiddish they have to get a cop that speaks yiddish?
Anyone who has a license ought to know you can’t drink and drive, no matter what language he speaks.