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Video Shows Mom 4X Legal Limit Picking Up Child From Montvale Elementary School Video Shows Mom 4X Legal Limit Picking Up Child From Montvale Elementary School
Video Shows Mom 4X Legal Limit Picking Up Child From Montvale Elementary School Newly-released bodycam footage shows the arrest of a Bergen County mother who showed up more than four times the legal limit to pick up her son from school. The video shared by DriveThruTours shows the DUI investigation and subsequent arrest of Mayowa Kubikisha, 28, outside of Memorial Elementary School on Thursday, May 9, as first reported by Daily Voice. Montvale PD bodycam footage via DriveThruTours Officers conducted a series of field sobriety tests and found 40 airplane bottles of vodka, a bottle of EJ rum, a tall white can of beer, and a green bottle of beer — all open containe…
Second Bergen Mom In Two Days Charged With Driving To Child's School Drunk Second Bergen Mom In Two Days Charged With Driving To Child's School Drunk
Second Bergen Mom In Two Days Charged With Driving To Child's School Drunk A mom who fellow attendees of a pre-Mother's Day event at a Mahwah elementary school said arrived 15 minutes late and then parked illegally was arrested moments later for DWI and for being under the influence, authorities confirmed. A staff member at the Lenape Meadows School alerted Resource Officer Michael Jack to a possibly drunk woman attending a special Mother’s Day tea on the property shortly after 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 10, Mahwah Police Lt. Michael Blondin said. She reportedly “was stumbling and her speech was slurred,” the lieutenant said. Deanna Pellington, 31, of Ringwood, "looke…
DEMOLITION DERBY: Chain-Reaction DWI Crash Leaves 100 Yards Of Damage, Debris In Elmwood Park DEMOLITION DERBY: Chain-Reaction DWI Crash Leaves 100 Yards Of Damage, Debris In Elmwood Park
Demolition Derby: Chain-Reaction DWI Crash Leaves 100 Yards Of Damage, Debris In Elmwood Park UPDATE: A demolition derby-type crash involving what police said was a drunk driver left eight severely damaged vehicles and dozens of parts strewn along a lengthy stretch of street and sidewalk in Elmwood Park. Jean Carlos Lizardo, 29, was behind the wheel of a Honda Accord that witnesses said slammed head-on into a Dodge Challenger at the corner of Mola Boulevard and Elmwood Drive shortly before 6 p.m. Friday, May 3. The sedan hit several other vehicles, leaving a swath of damage and debris -- including the Honda's engine -- that measured nearly 100 yards from one side of Elmwood Dri…
Resident Tackles Drunk Driver From NY Who Bailed After Sedan Hit Clifton Home: Police Resident Tackles Drunk Driver From NY Who Bailed After Sedan Hit Clifton Home: Police
Resident Tackles Drunk Driver From NY Who Bailed After Sedan Hit Clifton Home: Police The serenity of a sleeping family was shattered when a sedan slammed into a Clifton home near the Garden State Parkway and the driver bailed, authorities said. The driver -- a 37-year-old New York man from Yonkers -- ran following the loud crash on Hazel Street off Madeline Avenue shortly after 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. A resident chased him down and held onto him, however, Anderson said. Clifton police and firefighters converged on the scene along with Passaic County sheriff officers. A sheriff's officer found the driver, Anthony Deleon, being det…
Of All Places For A DWI Crash: South Hackensack Police Nab Driver Outside HQ Of All Places For A DWI Crash: South Hackensack Police Nab Driver Outside HQ
Of All Places For A DWI Crash: South Hackensack Police Nab Driver Outside HQ South Hackensack police didn’t have far to bring a suspected drunk driver following a mid-afternoon rollover crash. Surveillance cameras outside their headquarters captured video of Linus P. Rodrigues, 48, of the Bronx swinging a 2009 Toyota RAV 4 onto Franklin Street at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. The Toyota hit a parked 1998 Buick Century, then rolled onto its side and slid about 20 feet, the sergeant said. South Hackensack firefighters extricated Rodrigues and turned him over to the Little Ferry First Aid Corps, Donatello said. Rodrigues – who had n…
West Milford PD: Garfield Driver, 19, Whose Car Snapped Pole, Downed Wires Was DWI West Milford PD: Garfield Driver, 19, Whose Car Snapped Pole, Downed Wires Was DWI
West Milford PD: Garfield Driver, 19, Whose Car Snapped Pole, Downed Wires Was DWI A 19-year-old driver from Garfield was intoxicated when her car slammed into a utility pole, slid down an embankment and landed on its side in West Milford, authorities said. Officers who responded to the reported crash on Westbrook Road near Snake Den Road on Aug. 5 found a snapped utility pole and downed power lines, West Milford police said in a release on Tuesday, Sept. 5. They also found Jessica Szewczyk next to her blue 2022 Subaru WRX, which landed on its passenger side, according to the release. Szewczyk “displayed signs of being under the influence of an alcoholic beverage,” the r…
Driver Of Van In Route 46 Rollover Crash Charged With DWI Driver Of Van In Route 46 Rollover Crash Charged With DWI
Driver Of Van In Route 46 Rollover Crash Charged With DWI The driver of a van that crashed on a Route 46 overpass on Wednesday was taken to the hospital in police custody, authorities said. Frankie Harrison, 63, was charged with DWI and careless driving after the 11:45 a.m. June 7 rollover on the westbound highway near the exit ramp for southbound Route 17, Hasbrouck Heights Police Lt. John Behr said. Borough firefighters were assisted by their Wood-Ridge colleagues in stabilizing the Econoline van and extricating Harrison, the lieutenant said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threate…
Parked Car Struck By One DWI Motorist, Sedan Driven On Rim By Another: South Hackensack PD Parked Car Struck By One DWI Motorist, Sedan Driven On Rim By Another: South Hackensack PD
Parked Car Struck By One DWI Motorist, Sedan Driven On Rim By Another: South Hackensack PD South Hackensack police netted a trio of DWI arrests within several hours of one another, including one involving a motorist who hit a parked vehicle and another one who was driving on three wheels and a rim. Luis Negron Jr., 42, of Plainfield was arrested by Officer Chris Locarno after he failed a field sobriety test following a stop on South Main Street assisted by Lodi police shortly after midnight Sunday, April 30, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. Negron’s Nissan Maxima was temporarily impounded and he was released to a responsible adult under John’s Law. Just about two hours later…
BAM! Tesla Plows Halfway Into New Milford Basement (w/PHOTOS) BAM! Tesla Plows Halfway Into New Milford Basement (w/PHOTOS)
BAM! Tesla Plows Halfway Into New Milford Basement (w/Photos) UPDATE: A driver from Little Ferry was extricated and then arrested on DWI charges after his Tesla took down a street sign, rammed a fence and then slammed into a New Milford home three doors down. The Model Y SUV ended up halfway into the basement of the River Road home just off Bergen Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 19, Police Capt. Kevin Van Saders said. Hackensack firefighters helped their New Milford colleagues free the driver following Sunday's crash on River Road.Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOICE "I had no idea what happened when I heard such a loud bang, like an explosio…
Good Samaritan Leads Lodi PD To Drunk Driver: Police Good Samaritan Leads Lodi PD To Drunk Driver: Police
Good Samaritan Leads Lodi PD To Drunk Driver: Police A good Samaritan led Lodi police to a drunk driver who'd blacked out behind the wheel across from headquarters, authorities said. The citizen called police from Memorial Drive and began following the 2013 Jeep Wrangler driven by Franklin R. Sosa, 42, of West New York shortly before midnight late last week, Lodi Police Sgt. Dominic Miller said. He then told them the driver had stopped in a Mercer Street parking lot, where responding officers found Sosa slumped over the wheel, the sergeant said. They knocked on the window, then removed Sosa from the Jeep, administered a field test and arrest…
Tow Truck Driver Responds To Ridgewood Call Impaired, Arrested By Police Tow Truck Driver Responds To Ridgewood Call Impaired, Arrested By Police
Tow Truck Driver Responds To Ridgewood Call Impaired, Arrested By Police A tow truck driver from Bergenfield was impaired when he responded to a call in Ridgewood, then left both doors of his rig open and split, said police who found him hoofing it a block or so away. The owner of the disabled car requested a tow behind the Daily Treat Restaurant on East Ridgewood Avenue late Sunday afternoon. Andrew Velardo, 34, showed up and began "acting oddly," Ridgewood Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. The owner said he refused to let Velardo take his car because he appeared impaired. Then he called police. Luthcke said Velardo responded by walking off, "leaving his…
Pizza Guy Charged With DWI, Reckless Driving In Fair Lawn Rollover Crash Pizza Guy Charged With DWI, Reckless Driving In Fair Lawn Rollover Crash
Pizza Guy Charged With DWI, Reckless Driving In Fair Lawn Rollover Crash A pizza delivery man was drunk when he rolled his SUV in Fair Lawn and had to be extricated by firefighters, authorities said. Fair Lawn Rescue Squad members cut out the windshield to free John Keegan, 59, of Ridgewood, after the vehicle hit a parked car and landed on its side on Broadway at 30th Street Monday evening, March 21, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps checked Keegan out, found him uninjured and turn him over to police, Metzler said. Officers arrested him after Keegan refused to submit to a roadside sobriety test, the sergeant said. T…
Mahwah Motorist Charged With Franklin Lakes DWI Crash Mahwah Motorist Charged With Franklin Lakes DWI Crash
Mahwah Motorist Charged With Franklin Lakes DWI Crash A Mahwah motorist was charged with DWI after she crashed her sedan in Franklin Lakes, authorities said. The 2014 Honda Accord driven by Dayanara Nino, 45, hit a curb, left the roadway and slammed into a guy wire on Pulis Avenue near the entrance to the Shadow Ridge Riding Center shortly after 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, Capt. Mark McCombs said. Nino was arrested and charged with DWI, refusing to take a breath test, reckless driving and failing to report a crash, among other offenses, McCombs said. Her Accord was impounded and she was released to a responsible adult, under John's Law, pend…
UPDATE: Jeep Barrels Into Teaneck Home, Englewood Driver Charged With DWI UPDATE: Jeep Barrels Into Teaneck Home, Englewood Driver Charged With DWI
Update: Jeep Barrels Into Teaneck Home, Englewood Driver Charged With DWI A driver from Englewood was drunk when his Jeep barreled into the dining room of a Teaneck home, authorities said. Officers were responding to a call of an erratic driver at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, when several more calls came in of a crash on Commonwealth Drive, a block up from Teaneck Road, Capt. Michael Ferrante said. There they found David Pharr, 32, in the Cherokee, Ferrante said. The vehicle had crashed through a wall into the dining room, according to the owner's daughter. Pharr was taken to nearby Holy Name Medical Center for a physical evaluation before police processed…
'Special K,' Ecstasy Seized In Separate Lyndhurst Stops 'Special K,' Ecstasy Seized In Separate Lyndhurst Stops
'Special K,' Ecstasy Seized In Separate Lyndhurst Stops Lyndhurst police made separate weekend drug arrests following traffic stops in the same area. Officer Michael Clifford stopped an older model BMW with a cracked windshield and expired inspection sticker in the area of Polito Avenue and Wall Sreet West late Friday, Detective Lt. Michael Auteri said. The vehicle also had a temporary license plate that, it turned out, belonged to another vehicle, he said. The driver, Marco Ribeiro, 40, of Newark was carrying Ecstasy and was unlicensed, Auteri said. He was charged with drug possession, issued traffic summonses and released pending a hearing. …
Englewood Police LT Busted For DWI In Teaneck Englewood Police LT Busted For DWI In Teaneck
Englewood Police LT Busted For DWI In Teaneck An Englewood police lieutenant was charged with DWI after officers reported finding him asleep at the wheel of an SUV in Teaneck, records show. Officers responding to a report of a vehicle with its lights on for nearly an hour found the 2013 Chevy Avalanche parked and running on Suffern Road partly into the intersection of Wilson Avenue shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday, according to a report on file at Teaneck Police Headquarters. The officers awoke Englewood Police Lt. Gregory Martin and had him step out of the SUV, the report obtained by Daily Voice says. Martin, who smelled of alcohol, refus…
Police: Suspended DWI Driver Crashes Unregistered Vehicle On Route 208 Police: Suspended DWI Driver Crashes Unregistered Vehicle On Route 208
Police: Suspended DWI Driver Crashes Unregistered Vehicle On Route 208 A suspended Union County driver was drunk when he crashed an unregistered vehicle on Route 208 in Glen Rock, authorities said. Responding to a call shortly before 6 a.m., Officer Sarah Orsita found the car crashed into a curb on the overpass above DeBoer Drive, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Orsita got Angel Concepcion-Gonzalez, 26, of Union out with help from Hawthorne police and found him intoxicated, the chief said. Concepcion-Gonzalez, who wasn’t injured, was arrested for DWI, then also received summonses for driving an unregistered vehicle while on the suspended list. Hi…
Fair Lawn PD: Resistant DWI Driver Spits On Officer Fair Lawn PD: Resistant DWI Driver Spits On Officer
Fair Lawn PD: Resistant DWI Driver Spits On Officer A drunk driver from Sussex County spit in a Fair Lawn police officer’s face after he was found passed out behind the wheel, authorities said. Makenzie Isgro, 24, “became combative" with officers who were unable to administer a roadside sobriety test after they responded to Ontario Avenue and Henderson Boulevard around 3 a.m., Sgt. Brian Metzler said. He then spit in the face of an officer who was trying to read paperwork to him through the screen of the holding room door, Metzler said. Police charged Isgro with aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, reckless driving and …
DWI Clubgoer Hits Passaic Police Car, Parked Vehicles, People, Authorities Say DWI Clubgoer Hits Passaic Police Car, Parked Vehicles, People, Authorities Say
DWI Clubgoer Hits Passaic Police Car, Parked Vehicles, People, Authorities Say A drunken patron was arrested after his sedan slammed into a Passaic police car and two other vehicles as left a local nightclub, authorities said. Four pedestrians claimed they also were hit by the 2002 Toyota Camry outside the Fiesta Night Club on President Street shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Police Chief Luis Guzman said. All four left, however, before ambulances got there or police could get any information from them, he said. Officers assigned to make sure closing time went smoothly heard a loud crash and spotted the Camry, driven by city resident Nicholas Martinez, 21, Guzman sai…
Head-On DWI Crash Off Route 208: One Driver Hospitalized, Other Arrested, Fair Lawn Police Say Head-On DWI Crash Off Route 208: One Driver Hospitalized, Other Arrested, Fair Lawn Police Say
Head-On DWI Crash Off Route 208: One Driver Hospitalized, Other Arrested, Fair Lawn Police Say Police said a driver was under the influence when his car slammed head-on into another Friday morning just off Route 208 in Fair Lawn, authorities said. Witnesses told police that Vadym Yukhno, 58, of Fair Lawn passed several other cars on Maple Avenue coming off the highway ramp toward Glen Rock when his Prius struck a Chevy Malibu in the oncoming lane just shortly after 9 a.m. The driver of the Malibu, a 43-year-old New Haven, CT woman, was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with chest and wrist injuries, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Police arrested Yukhno after he failed a roadside …
NJSP: Drunk Driver Flees Meadowlands Stop, Hits Trooper Cruiser NJSP: Drunk Driver Flees Meadowlands Stop, Hits Trooper Cruiser
Njsp: Drunk Driver Flees Meadowlands Stop, Hits Trooper Cruiser A drunk driver who fled a New Jersey State Police stop at the Meadowlands hit another trooper's vehicle Thursday night before his car stalled and he was arrested, authorities said. Christian Morel, 23, of Queens kept going after a trooper tried stopping his Infinity shortly before 6:30 p.m., NJSP Lt. Jeffrey Flynn said. The vehicle then side-swiped a marked State Police cruiser in the complex that was involved in a separate motor vehicle stop, Flynn said. Morel drove out onto westbound Route 3, where his car bounced off some curbs and became disabled while still in East Rutherford, the li…
Glen Rock PD: DWI Hawthorne Driver Uses Shoulder To Pass Route 208 Traffic Following Crash Glen Rock PD: DWI Hawthorne Driver Uses Shoulder To Pass Route 208 Traffic Following Crash
Glen Rock PD: DWI Hawthorne Driver Uses Shoulder To Pass Route 208 Traffic Following Crash Seeing them, the driver quickly tried to return to a legal lane, they said. With their vehicles blocking traffic to protect the stranded car, the officers stopped the Jeep driver -- and found that he was drunk, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Gavin Walsh, 52, of Hawthorne was taken into custody after the 3:50 p.m. incident on the southbound highway near Lincoln Avenue, the chief said. His vehicle was towed and impounded for at least 12 hours, Ackermann said. Police charged Walsh with DWI and gave him summonses for careless driving and improper passing before releasing him to a responsi…
Fair Lawn PD: DWI Bogota Motorist Crashes, Keeps Going Fair Lawn PD: DWI Bogota Motorist Crashes, Keeps Going
Fair Lawn PD: DWI Bogota Motorist Crashes, Keeps Going A Bogota man was drunk when he crashed his car into another and kept going, Fair Lawn police said. Officers found the disabled 2005 Honda Accord on Fair Lawn Avenue, nearly five blocks from where it struck a 2009 Honda Civic at the corner of 11th Street and Long Road, shortly before 11:30 p.m. this past Saturday, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Still behind the wheel was Angel Garcia-Gantier, 34, he said. Garcia-Gantier failed a roadside sobriety test and was taken into custody, Metzler said. His vehicle was impounded and Garcia-Gantier was released to a responsible adult under John’s Law. He’s…
DWI Motorist From Rockland Drives Wrong Way On Route 208, Oakland PD Says DWI Motorist From Rockland Drives Wrong Way On Route 208, Oakland PD Says
DWI Motorist From Rockland Drives Wrong Way On Route 208, Oakland PD Says A Rockland woman was drunk when she drove the wrong way on Route 208, police in Oakland said. Marie Heller, 61, of Nanuet had driven her 2003 Honda Pilot north in the southbound lanes shortly after 1:30 a.m. Monday, Lt. Christian Eldridge said.  Somehow, it didn't hit anything. Officer Michael Griffin, responding to a call from the Oakland First Aid Squad, stopped Heller after she tried getting onto Route 287, he said. Police processed Heller at headquarters, temporarily impounded her car and released her to a responsible adult pending a Municipal Court hearing under John's Law, Eldr…
Mahwah Motorist, 22, Charged With DWI After River Vale Crash Mahwah Motorist, 22, Charged With DWI After River Vale Crash
Mahwah Motorist, 22, Charged With DWI After River Vale Crash A Mahwah driver was drunk when his vehicle barreled onto the lawn of a River Vale home and landed on top of a large rock, police said. Responding officers found the front of the vehicle lodged on the rock and bushes in the Rolling Hill Drive homeowner's front yard shortly after 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Detective Sgt. Jared Arcidiacono said. The driver, Tyler Ramirez, 22, had gotten out and wasn't injured, Arcidiacono said. Officers who spoke with him "immediately detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage," the sergeant said. Ramirez failed field sobriety tests, was taken into custody and regist…
Authorities: DWI Car Salesman Flees After Hitting Pedestrian In Front Of Elmwood Park Police Authorities: DWI Car Salesman Flees After Hitting Pedestrian In Front Of Elmwood Park Police
Authorities: DWI Car Salesman Flees After Hitting Pedestrian In Front Of Elmwood Park Police A Hackensack car salesman from Elmwood Park who’d turned 21 just hours earlier was drunk when he struck and critically injured a pedestrian with a sedan right in front of borough police and then took off, authorities said. Omar Firozvi was driving a Ford Fusion that struck an 18-year-old New York man who was standing next to a disabled vehicle on River Drive near Marginal Road shortly after 2 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Borough police officers who were assisting the driver whose car broke down witnessed the crash, then chased and quickly caught Firozvi, who’d kept goin…
Authorities: Drunk Elmwood Park Car Salesman Flees After Hitting Pedestrian In Front Of Police Authorities: Drunk Elmwood Park Car Salesman Flees After Hitting Pedestrian In Front Of Police
Authorities: Drunk Elmwood Park Car Salesman Flees After Hitting Pedestrian In Front Of Police A car salesman from Elmwood Park who’d turned 21 just hours earlier was drunk when he struck and critically injured a pedestrian right in front of borough police and then tried to flee, authorities said. Omar Firozvi was driving a Ford Fusion that struck an 18-year-old New York man who was standing next to a disabled vehicle on River Drive near Marginal Road shortly after 2 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Borough police officers who were assisting the driver whose car broke down witnessed the crash, then chased and quickly caught Firozvi, who’d kept going north on River D…
Oakland Driver Charged With Assault By Auto In DWI Crash That Injured Passenger Oakland Driver Charged With Assault By Auto In DWI Crash That Injured Passenger
Oakland Driver Charged With Assault By Auto In DWI Crash That Injured Passenger An Oakland driver was drunk when he crashed his car into a utility pole, sending his female passenger to the hospital, authorities said. Tyler Pratt, 29, was driving a 2019 Hyundai Elantra that slammed into the pole on Ramapo Valley Road just south of the Oakland Diner on Sunday, Lt. Christian Eldridge said. His passenger, also 29, was taken to Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains with a leg injury, he said. Detective Sgt. Mark Piercy arrested Pratt, assisted by Eldridge and Officer Michael DiDonato. Pratt was charged with assault by auto, DWI and refusing to submit to a breath test b…
Hudson Driver Charged With DWI In Route 17 Rear-Ender That Injured Westwood Motorist Hudson Driver Charged With DWI In Route 17 Rear-Ender That Injured Westwood Motorist
Hudson Driver Charged With DWI In Route 17 Rear-Ender That Injured Westwood Motorist A Hudson County driver was drunk when her sedan rear-ended a Westwood motorist’s SUV on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights, authorities said. Kimberly Monroe, 24, of Guttenberg was charged after refusing to submit to a breath test following the crash just after midnight Sunday, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri said. Monroe’s 2000 Acura rammed into a Subaru Forester on the northbound highway at Franklin Avenue, Colaneri said. The 54-year-old Westwood driver complained of back pain but refused hospitalization. Monroe, meanwhile, was charged with DWI, refusing to submit to a breath test and carele…
Ridgewood Businessman Charged With Assault In Franklin Lakes DWI Crash That Injured Woman Ridgewood Businessman Charged With Assault In Franklin Lakes DWI Crash That Injured Woman
Ridgewood Businessman Charged With Assault In Franklin Lakes DWI Crash That Injured Woman A financial planner from Ridgewood was drunk when his Jeep slammed into a tree in Franklin Lakes seriously injuring a woman who was with him, authorities said. George R. Hill V, 47 was standing outside the 2005 Wrangler, which had passenger-side damage, when police arrived at the Indian Trail Club on Franklin Lake Road around 8 p.m. Sunday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. His 40-year-old front-seat passenger was taken with serious injuries to Hackensack University Medical Center, where she was reported in stable condition, the prosecutor said. Detectives charged Hill with assau…
Police: Drunk Jersey Shore Driver's SUV Topples Two Traffic Lights, Burns Up Police: Drunk Jersey Shore Driver's SUV Topples Two Traffic Lights, Burns Up
Police: Drunk Jersey Shore Driver's SUV Topples Two Traffic Lights, Burns Up A Jersey Shore driver was drunk when his SUV knocked down two highway traffic lights in a row before careening across oncoming traffic and catching fire, authorities said Monday. Toms River police said they found Kristofer I. Coltenback, 43, of Manchester standing outside his burning Ford Explorer shortly after 3 a.m. Coltenback, who had a prior criminal record, was driving on the revoked list as he headed west on Route 37 approaching the Peter Avenue intersection when he swerved to the left, police said in a release. The Explorer struck the highway divider before knocking down the first t…