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Michael Costantino

NJSP: DWI Staten Island Driver Hits Trooper Car During I-195 Pursuit Involving Different Car NJSP: DWI Staten Island Driver Hits Trooper Car During I-195 Pursuit Involving Different Car
Njsp: DWI Staten Island Driver Hits Trooper Car During I-195 Pursuit Involving Different Car A 38-year-old Staten Island man had been drinking when he struck a New Jersey State Police car stopped on I-195 to assist with a motor vehicle pursuit, authorities said. Troopers were attempting to stop an eastbound Nissan Altima for a traffic violation on Jan. 3 around 8:15 p.m., when the car failed to stop and instead lead officers on a pursuit, Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The vehicle eventually stopped in the median near milepost 12.4 in Upper Freehold, after approximately a mile-long pursuit, Goez said. The driver, Joel Morales, 23, of Toms River, was arrested, and troopers moved the …