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Prosecutor: Newark Officer In Wrong-Way DWI Crash Among Four Who Went Barhopping On Duty Prosecutor: Newark Officer In Wrong-Way DWI Crash Among Four Who Went Barhopping On Duty
Prosecutor: Newark Officer In Wrong-Way DWI Crash Among Four Who Went Barhopping On Duty One of four Newark police officers who went barhopping and lied about it was drunk when he drove the wrong way down a one-way street and crashed his vehicle into a car containing a mother and four children, authorities charged. Michael Chirico, 55, of Newark, was charged after the University Avenue crash, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens III said Thursday. Authorities also charged Lt. Norberto Soares, 42, of Kenilworth and Officers Erik Blount, 33, and Tashia Jones, 35, both of Newark with tampering with public records, he said. Investigators found false entries made by the…