New Jersey man helping alleged drunk driver struck by 2nd

  Eyewitness NewsPARAMUS, N.J. -- Police say a Paramus man is in critical condition after being struck by an alleged drunk driver after pulling over to help a woman who had crashed while also allegedly driving drunk.

The Record of Woodland Park reports http://bit.ly/Rwjvzf that 21-year-old Farbod Fallah of Paramus pulled his car over at around 2:15 a.m. Friday to help a woman who police say had crashed her car into a utility pole while driving intoxicated.

Police say Fallah had pulled alongside the woman's vehicle, called 911, and left his car to assist her when both vehicles were struck by a car driven by 30-year-old Gregory Komporlis of River Edge.

Police arrested Komporlis, who they say was driving drunk. It's not clear if he has a lawyer.

Fallah remains hospitalized in Hackensack.

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Woman charged with drunk driving after crash

  Eyewitness NewsCLIFFSIDE PARK (WABC) -- A New Jersey woman is facing charges of driving drunk and crashing her car.

The accident happened just after noon last month on Palisade Avenue in Cliffside Park.

Police arrested 50-year-old Janina Wojnarowska, of Passaic, after they say she slammed into the back of another car, injuring two people in that vehicle and a passenger in her own car.

Officers say they found a bottle of liquor in her purse.

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NJ court: Drunk driver can sue bar that served him

  Eyewitness NewsTRENTON -- New Jersey's Supreme Court has ruled a convicted drunken driver has the right to sue the bar that served him.

Wednesday's 5-2 ruling stems from a 2006 motorcycle crash in which Frederick Voss had a blood-alcohol level of .196 percent, or nearly two and a half times the legal limit of .08 percent.

Voss later pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated.

He sued the Toms River restaurant Tiffany's, claiming it negligently kept serving him.

The tavern said the suit isn't allowed under a state law that says people convicted of DWI cannot sue.

The court ruled that law pertains to insurance claims, not to those who serve drinks.

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Police vehicles hit by suspected drunk driver

  Eyewitness NewsFORT LEE, N.J. (WABC) -- Authorities say the cars of four police officers investigating one suspected drunk river were struck by another early Monday in northern New Jersey.

The four Port Authority police officers were treated for neck and back injuries at Englewood Hospital and released.

Roach was taken into custody and charges are pending. Authorities say the officers had three police cars parked on the shoulder of Interstate 95 near the George Washington Bridge after stopping a suspected drunk driver a little after 4 a.m.

A vehicle driven by 40-year-old Omar Roach rear ended one of the cruisers, police said, causing a chain reaction of crashes into two other police vehicles.

Roach was taken to Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck for treatment.

Charges against him are pending.

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