DWI Bogota Driver Charged In 5-Vehicle Crash That Flipped Dump Truck: Police DWI Bogota Driver Charged In 5-Vehicle Crash That Flipped Dump Truck: Police
DWI Bogota Driver Charged In 5-Vehicle Crash That Flipped Dump Truck: Police A 26-year-old man from Bergen County has been charged with assault by auto in connection with a five-vehicle crash that flipped a dump truck in Hudson County leaving two people injured, authorities said. On Nov. 11, 2022, Secaucus police responded to Route 3 East on a report of an overturned dump truck along the service road. Responding units found the truck on its side in front of Bareli’s Restaurant with gravel spilled into the parking lot.  Four additional vehicles were involved, including Cyrus Crayton’s 2006 Honda Accord, which was found disabled across the main roa…
Driver Bails, Captured In Neighboring Town After River Edge Police Pursuit Driver Bails, Captured In Neighboring Town After River Edge Police Pursuit
Driver Bails, Captured In Neighboring Town After River Edge Police Pursuit An unlicensed motorist who crashed his friend's car while fleeing River Edge police was nabbed at the Burger King in New Milford after he took off on foot, authorities said. Officer Michael Varrechia was on patrol when he saw the driver of the Cadillac sedan cross the double-yellow line to pass another vehicle on Continental Avenue, Police Chief Michael Walker said. Varrechia pulled the Caddy over on Kinderkamack Road and was walking toward it when the driver hit the gas, the chief said. The driver -- identified as Lashawn Ray of North Bergen -- hastily made a quick right onto Carol Lane, …
Parked Cars Damaged In DWI Crashes, Fair Lawn Police Say Parked Cars Damaged In DWI Crashes, Fair Lawn Police Say
Parked Cars Damaged In DWI Crashes, Fair Lawn Police Say It was fortunate that parked cars -- and not people -- were struck in separate DWI crashes a week and a half apart in Fair Lawn, responders said. Kelbin Cardenes of Paterson was arrested after refusing a roadside sobriety test following a single-car crash on Morlot Avenue near Van Saun Place around 7:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve 2022, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Cardenes was released to a responsible adult after being charged with reckless driving, failure to remain in a single lane, DWI and refusing to submit to breath testing, the sergeant said. Miguel Alvarez of Elmwood Park was arrested after…
Bergenfield DWI Crash: Englewood Passenger Critical, Dumont Driver Charged With Assault By Auto Bergenfield DWI Crash: Englewood Passenger Critical, Dumont Driver Charged With Assault By Auto
Bergenfield DWI Crash: Englewood Passenger Critical, Dumont Driver Charged With Assault By Auto A Dumont driver was drunk when he crashed his sedan into a utility pole in Bergenfield, seriously injuring a passenger from Englewood, authorities said. Passersby got Aaron Estevez, 27, and the unresponsive 30-year-old male passenger out of the Honda Accord after it slammed into the pole near the corner of New Bridge and Wilbur roads shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, Bergenfield Detective Lt. William Duran said. Estevez, who recently worked as a DJ at Manhattan's Webster Hall, was also injured, though not as seriously, the lieutenant said. Two Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps rig…
Ramsey Mom Charged With Leaving Scene Of Franklin Lakes DWI Crash Ramsey Mom Charged With Leaving Scene Of Franklin Lakes DWI Crash
Ramsey Mom Charged With Leaving Scene Of Franklin Lakes DWI Crash A Ramsey motorist was intoxicated when her SUV hit a median and she kept going, Franklin Lakes police said. Alyson Allen, 42, was driving a 2020 Dodge Durango that hit the concrete divider on Parsons Pond Road around 7:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. Responding officers found her after the Durango became disabled about a quarter-mile away, the captain said. Allen, who was alone, wasn't injured, he said. She was taken into custody, however, and charged with DWI, reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident, McCombs said, adding that Allen al…
Drunken Suspect In Mount Olive Hit-And-Run Busted After Abandoning License Plate At Crash Scene Drunken Suspect In Mount Olive Hit-And-Run Busted After Abandoning License Plate At Crash Scene
Drunken Suspect In Mount Olive Hit-And-Run Busted After Abandoning License Plate At Crash Scene The suspect in a Mount Olive hit-and-run was busted after abandoning his license plate at the scene of the drunken crash, authorities said. David E. Fisk, 31, of Washington, was charged with DWI, reckless driving, failure to report an accident, leaving the scene of an accident, and driving while suspended, Mount Olive police said in a Monday release. Fisk is accused of damaging a fence near the dumpster area during a crash on Stedwick Drive on Tuesday, Nov. 1. He also left the vehicle’s license plate at the scene of the crash, which is how officers ultimately identified him as the driver, …
DWI Officer Ran Red Light Causing Off-Duty Crash In Hoboken: Report DWI Officer Ran Red Light Causing Off-Duty Crash In Hoboken: Report
DWI Officer Ran Red Light Causing Off-Duty Crash In Hoboken: Report A 24-year-old Union City police officer was apparently DWI when he ran a red light and struck another car while off-duty in Hoboken last month, the Jersey Journal reports. Kevin Roldan allegedly ran the light on Paterson Avenue and struck the other driver heading south on Harrison Street around 3 a.m. on Oct. 16, the outlet said citing a redacted criminal complaint. Roldan told police that the light was yellow and that his vehicle was struck, the criminal complaint apparently says. An investigating officer smelled alcohol on Roldan's breath, and he subsequently failed a field sobriety …
Assault By Auto Charges For DUI Driver In Rt. 202 Crash That Hospitalized Motorcyclist Assault By Auto Charges For DUI Driver In Rt. 202 Crash That Hospitalized Motorcyclist
Assault By Auto Charges For DUI Driver In Rt. 202 Crash That Hospitalized Motorcyclist A driver from Middlesex County was charged with assault by auto and DUI after sending a motorcyclist to the hospital in a Flemington crash, authorities announced. Christopher Grohens, 33, of Spotswood, was charged with assault by auto, DUI, reckless driving, and following too closely, Flemington Borough Police said in a press release on Tuesday, Oct. 25. A Flemington officer allegedly saw Grohens strike the motorcyclist near Route 202/31 Circle just after 12:35 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25. The motorcyclist was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after the crash. Grohens was relea…
Warren County Man Slams Into Police Cruiser Twice Before DWI Arrest: PD Warren County Man Slams Into Police Cruiser Twice Before DWI Arrest: PD
Warren County Man Slams Into Police Cruiser Twice Before DWI Arrest: PD A Warren County man was intoxicated when he slammed into a police car twice and resisted arrest, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of an erratic driver near West Valley Avenue stopped Manuel E. Mencia-Copland, 33, in a driveway around 9:25 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2, Hackettstown Police said. While Mencia-Copland was still in his car, the vehicle started to roll backward and struck the police cruiser, authorities said. Mencia-Copland then allegedly pulled forward before the car rolled backward and struck the police vehicle a second time. While questioning Mencia-Copland, of Ha…
PA Man Learns His Fate For Killing 23-Year-Old US Air Force Paramedic, NJ Native PA Man Learns His Fate For Killing 23-Year-Old US Air Force Paramedic, NJ Native
PA Man Learns His Fate For Killing 23-Year-Old US Air Force Paramedic, NJ Native A 23-year-old Flight Paramedic in the United States Air Force was killed in central Pennsylvania on Aug. 28, 2020— on Sept. 16, 2022, her killer has learned his fate, according to the Cumberland County district attorney's office.  Gabriel "Gabby" Alexandra Godfrey, 23, of Carlisle, PA, formerly of Browns Mills, NJ, died from injuries sustained after John Patrick Mumper, 49 (47 at the time of the crash), also of Carlisle, drove 20 mph over the speed limit— disregarded a yellow signal, entering the intersection at North Hanover Street and Noble Boulevard, crashing into a ca…
Car Slams Through Hackettstown Bagel Shop Causing Indefinite Closure; Driver Charged With DWI Car Slams Through Hackettstown Bagel Shop Causing Indefinite Closure; Driver Charged With DWI
Car Slams Through Hackettstown Bagel Shop Causing Indefinite Closure; Driver Charged With DWI UPDATE: The driver involved in the crash has been charged with DWI, Hackettstown Police said. Aleksandr Rabinovich, 32, allegedly crashed into the building after he swerved to avoid a deer while traveling east on Route 57 around 9:50 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11. He subsequently refused to submit to a breath test and was charged with DWI, refusal to submit to breath test, and reckless driving, Hackettstown Police said. The building was deemed unsafe by the Hackettstown Construction Official. Other assisting agencies include the Hackettstown Fire Department, the Hackettstown First Aid and Rescue…
Route 9 Sign Honoring High School Cheerleader Killed In Crash Ordered Removed, Mom Says Route 9 Sign Honoring High School Cheerleader Killed In Crash Ordered Removed, Mom Says
Route 9 Sign Honoring High School Cheerleader Killed In Crash Ordered Removed, Mom Says The sign honoring 16-year-old Jennifer Metzger has stood along Route 9 in Woodbridge Township for nearly a decade. Now, officials want it gone. The Colonia High School cheerleader was killed in a single-car crash in 2009. Jennifer's parents established the JEMMS Foundation Inc., a year after her death, to provide scholarships to high school students in her nae and raises awareness toward reckless driving. Part of the latter was the Route 9 sign, which has stood in its place since around 2012, with the OK from the DOT.  Jennifer's mom, Lisa Metzger, says the sign serves not on…