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Cop Charged With Drunk Driving Previously Suspended After Off-Duty Crash
MILLVILLE– Authorities told that Dept. Michael McLaughlin, who was previously accused of DWI, is under investigation as he got involved in an off-duty car accident on the weekend. He is suspended while the department is waiting for the investigation outcome. Millville Police Department and Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office collaborated for the investigation of the case. The accident happened at about… Read more
Prosecutors Try For More Prison Time For Actress In Fatal DWI In Second Appeal
SOMERVILLE – According to court documents, the Prosecution has asked in its second appeal to the Appellate Division that a different judge be assigned to the case of former “Melrose Place” actress, Amy Locane, to revisit the sentencing. Matthew Murphy, Assistant Prosecutor at Somerset County, claimed in the latest appeal that Superior Court Judge Robert B. Reed was twice too… Read more
Drunk Driver Gets 5 Years In Fatal Woodbridge Wrong-Way Crash
NEW BRUNSWICK – 29-year-old Andrew Frazell of Newton was sentenced Friday to serve 5 years in prison. According to a statement by the Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey, Frazell was driving under the influence of alcohol when he struck another vehicle, resulting in the death of both occupants. The incident took place on 10 July, 2014 when he drove his… Read more
Montvale Police Officer Reportedly Pleads Guilty To Drunken Driving
PEQUANNOCK – According to a police report, Herminio Amado, a Montvale police officer, admitted to being drunk when he was found asleep behind the wheel of his luxury car last year in Morris County. Amado’s driver’s license was suspended for seven months. However, his lawyer appealed a pretrial ruling which permitted an alcohol influence report to be entered as evidence,… Read more
New Jersey Courts Still Collecting DWI Fee Even After Law Was Overturned
TRENTON – Earlier this year, NJ courts overturned a state law that required towns to use a $25 DWI fine to pay for installing video recording devices in police cars. However, municipal court judges across New Jersey continued to collect the fee as it appeared they didn’t get the memo. Thousands of drivers convicted of drunk driving are still being… Read more
39-Year-Old Bayonne Mother Drives While Drunk With 5-Year-Old Son In Backseat
BAYONNE – 39-year-old Jennifer Ciaglia of West 30th Street has been accused of driving while drunk. According to police reports, the city woman was driving with her 5-year-old son in the backseat. She also damaged two cars. The incident took place around 5:53 p.m. on Monday when Ciaglia crashed her green Jeep into a parked, unoccupied Toyota pickup truck at… Read more
Middlesex County Man Charged With DWI For Causing A 5 Car Crash At Holland Tunnel
JERSEY CITY – A five car crash was caused inside Holland Tunnel on Saturday by a Middlesex County man who was charged with DWI. According to Port Authority spokesman Joe Pentangelo, the incident took place around 12:50 p.m. in the south New York bound tube. Officers on patrol responded to the crash on foot due to heavy traffic. When they… Read more
Cherry Hill Police Officer Injured In Route 70 Head-On Collision
A Cherry Hill police officer was injured in a crash that took place early Saturday on New Jersey Route 70 when a vehicle driving the wrong way collided head-on with the police car. The incident took place at around 1:38 a.m. when the driver of a green 1998 Chevy Malibu traveling east in the westbound lanes of Route smashed into… Read more
More Than 20,000 DWI Cases Up In The Air After Officer Accused Of Records Tampering
TRENTON – More than 20,000 DWI cases across New Jersey are under question after a State Police sergeant has been accused of falsifying records. Sgt. Marc Dennis is facing criminal charges September after a supervisor reported that he had skipped an essential step which is legally required in re-calibrating three breath-testing devices that were used by local police to check… Read more
Driver Gets 4 Years For Drunken Driving Crash
ELIZABETH – 30-year-old Robert McGowan of Connecticut pleaded guilty in September to charges of second-degree vehicular homicide and third-degree assault by auto. These charges stem from an incident that took place on 1 October 2011, resulting in the death of 69-year-old Peter Tyliczka of Old Bridge. Two passengers riding in the vehicle were also injured in the crash. The victims… Read more