Police: Morris County Slow-Driver Charged With DWI

A Morris County man who almost caused an accident by driving too slowly was charged with driving while intoxicated, authorities said.

A Morris County man was intoxicated when he impeded traffic and almost caused an accident by driving too slowly, Mount Olive Police said.
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Valerie Musson

05/07/2020 11:04 a.m.

Craig Hopping, 51, of Mine Hill Township was driving westbound in a Toyota Corolla on Route 46 in Mount Olive when he was pulled over for failing to maintain the proper lane, driving too slowly and almost causing an accident around 11:40 a.m. on May 5, WRNJ reports.

Officers detected signs of impairment when talking to Hopping, who subsequently failed a series of field sobriety tests and was taken into custody, authorities said.

Hopping was charged with DWI and several traffic violations. He was released to a responsible party pending a court appearance and will be charged with being under the influence of CDS at a later date, authorities said.

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