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DWI Driver Was On Depressants During Route 22 Crash Near Phillipsburg Mall, Police Say DWI Driver Was On Depressants During Route 22 Crash Near Phillipsburg Mall, Police Say
DWI Driver Was On Depressants During Route 22 Crash Near Phillipsburg Mall, Police Say A Hudson County man was under the influence of depressants when he rear-ended another vehicle in Warren County, authorities said. Raphael M. Caetano, 24, crashed into the back of another car on Route 22 near the Phillipsburg Mall around 8:40 p.m. on Feb. 22, Lopatcong Township Police said. Caetano, of Harrison, subsequently failed a series of field sobriety tests and was taken into custody, where he was evaluated by a Drug Recognition Expert and determined to be under the influence of depressants, police said. Caetano was charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. He wa…

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Police: Swerving Phillipsburg Driver Had BAC More Than Three Times Legal Limit Police: Swerving Phillipsburg Driver Had BAC More Than Three Times Legal Limit
Police: Swerving Phillipsburg Driver Had BAC More Than Three Times Legal Limit A Phillipsburg man had a blood-alcohol level of more than three times the legal limit when he was pulled over for driving erratically on Route 22 west over the weekend, authorities said. Thomas E. Anderson II, 36, was stopped for driving erratically and swerving lanes on Belvidere Road near N. 3rd Street around 10:20 p.m. Saturday, Lopatcong Township Police said. During questioning, officers detected an odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle, police said. Anderson was subsequently asked to participate in a series of field sobriety tests, which police say he did not pass. Anderson was arr…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: Lopatcong Teen Charged With DWI Police: Lopatcong Teen Charged With DWI
Police: Lopatcong Teen Charged With DWI An 18-year-old Lopatcong man faces DWI charges after he was found intoxicated in a suspicious vehicle, authorities said. Lopatcong Township Police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of Lopatcong Park shortly after 10 p.m. on Thursday, the department said in a release. The driver, identified as Ryan Miller, 18, of Lopatcong, told police that he had just pulled into the parking lot when the officers arrived, authorities said. Miller was asked to participate in a series of field sobriety tests, which police say he did not pass. He was arrested and transporte…

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by Valerie Musson