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NY Man Admits Killing Friend In South Jersey DWI Crash: Prosecutor
A 21-year-old man from Westchester County, NY, has pleaded guilty to killing a friend while driving impaired in South Jersey, authorities said.
Anthony Lorenz, of Ossining, NY, entered the plea Wednesday, April 6 in Superior Court in Mount Holly to charges of vehicular homicide, assault by auto and driving while intoxicated, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina.
Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Lorenz will serve six years in New Jersey State Prison in exchange for the plea, and must complete 85 percent of the term before being considered for parole. …
Guilty: 20-Year-Old Sussex County Woman Admits Trying To Hurt Officer During DWI Arrest
A Sussex County woman admitted in court that she tried to hurt a police officer who stopped her for driving drunk, authorities said.
Gabriella Colon, 20, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and driving while intoxicated, Sussex County Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said in a release on Tuesday, April 4.
Colon, a resident of Vernon, admitted to driving unsafely and “purposely attempting to cause bodily injury to a Vernon Township police officer while that officer was exhibiting evidence of their authority” while under the influence on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, Koch said.
Colon was ordered to serve…
Drunk Volkswagen Driver Slams Into Hackettstown Bridge, Police Say
A Volkswagen driver from Morris County was intoxicated when he crashed into a bridge in Hackettstown, authorities said.
Officers responding to the crash report on East Avenue found Timothy Mikesh, 43, behind the wheel of a 2016 Volkswagen just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2, Hackettstown Police said in a Tuesday, Feb. 8 press release.
While speaking with Mikesh, officers observed the odor of alcohol and subsequently found an open bottle of Smirnoff inside the car, police said.
Mikesh, of Washington Township, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, careless driving, and…
4 Arrests Made, 221 Calls To Police Placed During Hoboken's Santacon
Police responded to 221 calls for service, 28 medical calls, 8 motor vehicle summonses and ordered three city ordinances during Hoboken's Santa Con, they said Tuesday.
The annual event returned with vaccine requirements on Saturday, but that didn't stop people from letting loose.
The following four arrests were made, Hoboken Police Lt Danilo Cabrera said.
Michael Koziol 26 y/o Male from Bloomfield, NJ
Date & Time: 12/18/21 at 6:22 PM
Location: 81 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030
Charge: Aggravated Assault on Law Enforcement Officer
Incident Detail: On Saturday, December 18, 2021, at …
DWI Clark Driver Incessantly Honking Horn Refused To Cooperate With Officers, Hoboken PD Says
A Clark woman who continued wailing on her car horn even after an officer warned her to stop had been drinking, authorities in Hoboken said.
Officer Tyrone Huggins was standing near 2nd and Garden Street when he heard a continuous blowing of a car horn around 6 p.m. last Friday, Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera said.
The sound was coming from a silver Mazda in bumper-to-bumper traffic, and so Huggins gave the driver -- Janet Tung, 41, a verbal warning, Cabrera said.
Tung did not stop honking, though, and so Huggins approached and signaled for her to stop, police said.
Tung did not immedi…
