DUI Essex County Sheriff's Officer Charged In Wrong-Way Crash That Injured 8: Prosecutor

An Essex County Sheriff's Officer has been charged in a 2022 wrong-way crash that left eight people injured, during which he had been under the influence, authorities in Hudson County said.

An Essex County Sheriff's Office has been charged in a 2022 DUI, wrong-way crash that left eight people injured, authorities in Hudson County said.
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Cecilia Levine

09/25/2023 5:37 p.m.

Michael Johnson, 36, was under the influence when he drove a Jeep Cherokee east in the westbound lanes of the Route 280 entrance ramp near Harrison Avenue around 11:20 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2022, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.

Johnson, of Irvington, struck a Chevy Traverse and a Nissan Rogue, leaving eight people injured, Suarez said. He was not on duty at the time of the crash.

He was arrested Monday, Sept. 25, and charged with aggravated assault, various counts of assault by auto, and arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Secaucus. Johnson was remanded to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending a court appearance.

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