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Drunk Driver Plows Through First Floor Of Office Building In Fairfield
FAIRFIELD – 52-year-old James Feeny of Hackettstown was arrested early Saturday morning after he allegedly drove a car through the first floor of an office building in Fairfield while driving drunk. According to the authorities, Feeny was driving a 2013 black Ford and smashed it into a building entrance. Fairfield Police Department Chief Anthony G. Manna stated that the building… Read more
Distracted Driving Kills More People On N.J. Roads Than Anything Else
According to an analysis by the State Police, driver inattention and distracted driving is the biggest factor causing fatalities. The analysis done in 2014 showed that driver inattention causes more fatal collisions than speeding and drug or alcohol impairment. A total of 523 fatal accidents took place in 2014, which resulted in the death of 556 people. 170 of these… Read more
Drug Overdose Identified In Fatal Cherry Hill Crash
CHERRY HILL – An unidentified 44-year-old Marlton man, who died in a crash on Christmas Eve, was believed to be highly overdosed. According to the authorities, the driver of the vehicle lost control after he had an “adverse reaction to drugs”. The single-car crash took place Friday on Route 70, near Cuthbert Boulevard. Police responded to the scene at about… Read more
Pennsylvania Woman Faces DWI Charge After Wrong-Way I-295 Crash
WEST DEPTFORD TWP. – A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with drunken driving after she drove northbound in the southbound lanes of Interstate 295 and collided with a pickup truck early Monday morning. The woman, who was later identified as 26-year-old Eileen Dougherty of Boothwyn, was driving a Toyota Prius northbound in the southbound lanes shortly before 4:30 a.m. when… Read more
N.J. Trooper Charged With DWI Says ‘I’m Not Drunk’ In Dashboard Video
TRENTON – Sgt. First Class Michael Roadside, who was charged with drunken driving last month, stated that he was sober on the scene of the parkway rest stop crash which he allegedly caused while on duty. A dashboard video recording released on Wednesday showed Roadside saying “I’m not drunk.” According to Roadside, he blamed his slurred speech, erratic behavior, and… Read more
Alleged DWI Driver Stopped By Cops On Turnpike By Deflating His Tires
EAST BRUNSWICK – A Hackensack man was charged with Driving While Intoxicated when he was stopped by the cops after a car chase by deflating his tires. Details of the incident given by Lt. Brian Polite stated that the pursuit began around 5:50 am on the Turnpike’s northbound car lanes near milepost 79 in East Brunswick. Police started following the… Read more
Township Police Officer Injured After Vehicle Hit By Alleged Drunken Driver
FRANKLIN TWP. – Officer Clifford Trovillo suffered multiple injuries after he was hit by a motorist suspected to be driving under the influence. The motorist, identified as 36-year-old Angela L. Feaster of Glassboro, faced multiple charges including drunken driving, child-endangerment and assault by auto. The incident took place Friday night in a two-car crash when the vehicle driven by Feaster… Read more
65-Year-Old Man Killed In Parking Lot By Driver Under The Influence
ELMWOOD PARK -24-year-old Troy Saucier of Suffern, N.Y., was driving under the influence of heroin when he fatally struck 65-year-old Rasim Hida, of Elmwood Park in a parking lot. The incident took place Friday evening in the parking lot of the Walgreen’s pharmacy on Broadway. According to the authorities, Saucier was operating a 2003 Jeep Liberty in the Walgreen’s parking… Read more
Man Killed Woman While Drunk Driving
ELIZABETH – 48-year-old Victor Belo of North Arlington was charged with operating heavy machinery while driving under the influence and striking and killing a woman in the process. The incident took place on 7 August at a city marine terminal. Belo surrendered to the police on Monday and was charged with vehicular homicide. 49-year-old Judy Jones of Newark was killed… Read more
N.J. Woman Convicted Of 4th DUI After Finishing Jail Term For 3rd DWI
WOODBURY – 31-year-old Kelli D. Hennessey of Franklin Township was released from jail last week for her third drunk driving conviction when she added a fourth conviction to her record after being released. Hennessey was convicted Tuesday on three counts of assault by auto in a school zone for a drunken driving incident that took place on 6 November, 2011.… Read more