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Lower Township Prosecutor Peter Tourison Resigns After Drunk Driving Charges
LOWER TOWNSHIP – Municipal prosecutor Peter Tourison resigned from his position as solicitor at the Lower Cape May Regional School District after being charged with drunk driving in neighboring Cape May. Tourison, who also has private practice on Bayshore Road, still holds attorney positions at the North Wildwood School District and Erma Volunteer Fire Company. He is also a North… Read more
Police Charge Jersey City Man Found Asleep Behind Wheel, With DUI
28-year-old Ravi Patel of Jersey City was charged with DUI after he was found sleeping behind the wheel by Port Authority police. According to a spokesman for the police department, Patel was behind the wheel in Jersey City traffic causing traffic to build behind him. The incident took place around 1 am at Central and Pavonia avenues, told spokesman Joe… Read more
‘Ghost Cars’ Being Used By N.J. State Troopers To Combat Drunk Driving
The New Jersey State Police is using a less easily identified police car on the New Jersey Turnpike which speeders and reckless drivers need to watch out for. The police cars have a new paint scheme on some of their Chevrolet Caprice cruisers, which makes them sort of a hybrid of marked and undercover patrol vehicles. The cars were unveiled… Read more
21-Year-Old Newton Man Faces DWI And Other Charges After Driving On Sidewalk
NEWTON – 21-year-old Luke Brenniser of Newton faced multiple charges after he drove his car onto a sidewalk early Friday morning. The incident took place at around 1:50 am when three patrol officers responded to an accident report on Pine Street. An investigation revealed that Brenniser was driving his Acura TL while under the influence which veered off the road.… Read more
Vineland Woman Allegedly Punched And Spit At Cops After Getting DWI With Kids In Car
VINELAND – 29-year-old Charmaine Pitts of Lake Road was charged Monday for allegedly punching and spitting at police officers after she was stopped for DWI with children in her car. According to police reports, Pitts faced multiple charges including assault on police, aggravated assault on police by throwing bodily fluids, possession of marijuana under 50 grams, resisting arrest as well… Read more
48-Year-Old Driver Charged With DUI After Hitting 4 Children In Woodbury Heights
48-year-old Hector Rios of Wenonah was charged with DUI after he hit four children in Woodbury Heights on Tuesday evening. According to the police, Rios was coming back from a relative’s house and was traveling north on Chestnut Avenue when his truck left the road on the right-hand side. The incident took place just before 8 pm. After that, Rios… Read more
Wrong-Way Cop Beat Prior DUI After State Failed To Turn Over Evidence
ROSELLE – The deadly wrong-way crash that took place in Staten Island on 20 March involved a Linden officer who had prior drunk-driving charges that were dismissed because his defense attorney was not given the evidence he repeatedly requested. The charges were filed against Pedro Abad Jr. after an accident that happened on 22 January 2011 when he crashed through… Read more
Drunk Rutherford Man Fatally Strikes Young Mom
RUTHERFORD – 24-year-old Victor Kwak of Rutherford was driving drunk when he hit and killed 28-year-old Sandra Munoz-Molina of Carlstadt almost two years ago. The woman, who was a mother of four, was walking home from work on 22 August 2013 when a Lexus hit her around 7:40 pm. Kwak will serve up to five years in prison after he… Read more
Politician’s Lawsuit Over Drunken-Driving Stop Tossed Aside By Judge
CAMDEN, N.J. – The lawsuit filed by Democratic Assemblyman Paul Moriarty of New Jersey against the Washington Township police department has been tossed aside by a federal judge in Camden. The New Jersey politician was involved in a drunken-driving traffic stop in 2012. The stop led to a law requiring police to mount video cameras in their cars. The lawsuit… Read more
How Police Departments Handle The Problem Of Drunk Driving Cops
Drunk driving cops have become a major problem in Salt Lake City. An extreme example of such an incident was the case of Linden Police officer Pedro Abad who has been arrested for drunk driving twice, once when he was involved in a fatal wrong-way crash last month. Police reports state that police officers from Salt Lake City carry more… Read more