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Millville Woman Charged With DUI For McDonald’s Drive-Thru Sleeper
VINELAND – A Millville woman was charged with DUI after she reportedly fell asleep behind the wheel when she was waiting for her order in a McDonald’s drive-thru lane. The incident took place on Saturday at 11:19 p.m. when the woman, identified as Renee M. Riley, of Main Street, was found asleep in the drive-through lane of the South Delsea… Read more
Alleged Drunk Driver Causes Difficulty In Identification
VINELAND – 27-year-old Jose A. Castro was pulled over by Vineland police on 5 September for reckless driving and driving under the influence. However, he lied to the police about his name at the time of the arrest. According to the authorities, the city man was stopped in the area of South East Avenue and Elmer Street for reckless driving.… Read more
New Jersey Officers Require Video Recording Under New Law
Dash cams in patrol cars are very effective in recording intoxicated drivers. They have also served well in West Deptford’s police cruisers in the last nine years. Video footage from dash cams are used to serve as proof in the court system. They also help in preventing lengthy drags in court and in other cases, they may even be used… Read more
Assemblyman’s Police Camera Bill Signed Into Law
A new law was signed Wednesday which requires all new municipal police patrol vehicles to be equipped with video cameras. The bill was sponsored by Assemblyman Paul Moriarty (D-4 of Washington Township) whose DWI arrest was captured in an in-car camera. The video footage of the arrest was later used in the dismissal of all charges against Moriarty as it… Read more
Third drunk driving incident reported in Bayonne within a week
According to Bayonne police, a third drunk driving incident was reported in Bayonne within a week. The incident involved a 29-year-old Jersey City man who was driving down West 49th Street in a stolen car. The man hit 3 parked cars on the way. Another drunk driving incident that took place last Wednesday was caused by John P. Prins of… Read more
Fleeing Drunk Driver Charged With DWI in Clayton After Chase
CLAYTON – 49-years-old James L. Happersett Jr. of Clayton was arrested and charged with DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) and other violations on Friday. According to the police, Happersett was driving drunk and tried to flee when an officer had to break a window of his vehicle to stop him from continuing a chase. Apart from the DWI charge, Happersett was… Read more
DWI suspect critically injured on Route 80 in Woodland Park
WOODLAND PARK – A 49-year-old Sussex County man, who was charged with DWI, was critically injured in the accident when his vehicle was struck by a tractor trailer. According to his medical report, he is expected to survive the crash. Thomas McDermott, of Andover, was hit by a truck when he was crossing Route 80 on foot early morning on… Read more
Drunken Police Officer Not Charged With DWI
If you fall asleep behind the wheel of your car at 2 am at a major intersection and don’t move when the light changes, you are most likely to face a DWI charge. However, that is not what happened in the case of Jeffrey A. Lancaster, of Galloway Township, who was involved in a similar situation on Feb. 17, 2011,… Read more
Bayonne Man Faces DWI And Drug Charges In Afternoon Crash
27-year-old Christopher Woolley of Bayonne was arrested and charged with DWI and other drug charges on Tuesday after police found him passed out in a nearly flipped over car. When police found Woolley on Tuesday night, he was in a “lifeless condition” inside his car which was resting atop another parked car on East 26th Street. According to the police,… Read more
Intoxicated driver strikes Monroe Twp. officer
According to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, 33-year-old Jesse Petryk, of Monroe Township, struck an officer’s patrol car as well as the officer with his Hyundai Santa Fe. The incident happened shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. Monroe Township officer, Anthony Vezza, is a patrolman. He had stopped a Ford Fusion on westbound Black Horse Pike near Corkery Lane where… Read more