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Authorities: Off-Duty State Trooper Was 2X Over Legal Limit In Hoboken Police Car Crash
An off-duty New Jersey State Trooper was twice over the legal limit when he struck a Hoboken police car in an early-morning crash over the weekend, authorities said.
Roy Sanchez, 28, was heading in the wrong direction down First Street in Hoboken, when Officer Harry Montavlo saw him, activated his lights and attempted to pull him over around 2 a.m. Saturday, Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera said.
Sanchez, of Secaucus, then turned right and struck a pile of snow, reversed and struck Montalvo's car, then drove forwarded and pulled over in front of Hoboken Police Headquarters, authorities sa…
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…
Bergenfield PD: Cellphone-Using DWI Motorist Involved In Crash Assaults, Threatens Officers
A Bergenfield motorist who crashed her car while drunk and on her cellphone assaulted a borough police officer and threatened to kill him and his colleagues, authorities said.
Devlynn Kujawa, a 30-year-old bartender, was taken into custody following the late-night Nov. 9 crash on Ralph Street, Detective Lt. William Duran said.
During the booking process at headquarters, police found her carrying cocaine, Duran said.
Kujawa, previously of Englewood and the Jersey Shore, then struck Officer John Hwang in the chest while threatening to kill him and the other officers there, the lieutenant sai…
