MADD Mad About Plan to Name Road for Lawmaker Involved in NJ DWI

Former NJ Congressman Roe injured two 15 years ago in a DWI in New Jersey.

There is an effort underway to rename Route 23 in northern New Jersey for former U.S. Congressman Robert A. Roe. However, that doesn’t go over well with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, who point out that the representative was involved in a drunk driving accident that injured two people.

In 1993, Roe crashed into a minivan in Rockaway Township, seriously injuring a woman and her 15-year-old daughter. He was convicted of a DWI in New Jersey.

MADD has appealed to New Jersey Governor Corzine, asking him to block the already approved measure. Corzine’s office has said that the governor did not know about the accident when he signed the bill authorizing the name change. In order to null the measure, another bill will have to be introduced to the state legislature.

Congressman Roe declined comment on the issue.

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