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Eye For DWI: Port Authority Police Officer At GWB Reaching 900 Arrests Eye For DWI: Port Authority Police Officer At GWB Reaching 900 Arrests
Eye For DWI: Port Authority Police Officer At GWB Reaching 900 Arrests A veteran Port Authority police officer who’s made a career of taking drunk drivers off the road was again honored as a “Top Cop” for making nearly three dozen DUI arrests at the George Washington Bridge last year. Officer Edwin Berdecia – who made 40% of the department’s 63 DUI arrests at the GWB last year -- was among six “Distinguished Service” award recipients from the Port Authority police department at an event held on the Rutgers University main campus in New Brunswick. It kept a string intact for Berdecia: MADD has honored him each of the past 13 years, during which he made nearly 9…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Mahwah Teen Is New Jersey's Youngest 'MADDvocate': This Is Her Story Mahwah Teen Is New Jersey's Youngest 'MADDvocate': This Is Her Story
Mahwah Teen Is New Jersey's Youngest 'MADDvocate': This Is Her Story There's not much that Julia Stuart of Mahwah doesn't miss. Her mind is constantly looking, eyes darting, ears listening. No matter where she is, the 15-year-old makes sure she is aware of her surroundings. Her days of carefree living came to a sudden halt Memorial Day Weekend 2016 because of a drunk driver -- her good friend's father. He was twice over the legal limit when he backed his Mustang convertable into Stuart, then 13, as she was walking down his driveway to her own dad's car. In seconds, her life dramatically changed.  All because of one drunk driver. "It can happen anywh…

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by Cecilia Levine