Glen Rock PD: Hawthorne DWI Driver Hits Fence, Fountain, Trees -- And House

A Hawthorne tax consultant was drunk when his car careened off the road before dawn, damaging a Glen Rock homeowner’s fence, fountain, trees and grass before hitting the house itself, authorities said.

The crash occurred just before 2:30 p.m. Friday at the corner of Rock Road just across the border from Hawthorne.
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Jerry DeMarco

04/03/2019 10:45 a.m.

Brian Taveras, 25, of Hawthorne was headed south on Lincoln Avenue when the crash occurred just before 2:30 a.m. Friday at the corner of Rock Road just across the border from Hawthorne, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said.

Police charged Taveras with DWI and issued him a summons for careless driving, then released him to the custody of a sober adult while impounding his vehicle for 12 hours under John’s Law, the chief said.

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