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Photo Shows Aftermath Of DUI Crash That Injured Officers On Route 17 (UPDATE) Photo Shows Aftermath Of DUI Crash That Injured Officers On Route 17 (UPDATE)
Photo Shows Aftermath Of DUI Crash That Injured Officers On Route 17 (Update) The NJ State PBA has released a photo of the wreckage of the Saturday, Oct. 5 crash caused by a DUI driver that left multiple police officers injured, including one seriously. As of press time, Saddle River Police Officer John Latka has been released from the hospital, while Allendale Police Officer Mark Dunn, Jr. remains hospitalized in critical condition, the NJ State PBA said. The crash was caused by 18-year-old Joseph Ford, of New York City, who was speeding in a Range Rover SUV the southbound lanes when he rammed the rear of Dunn's patrol car that had stopped to assist Latka on a …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Sparta Patrol Car Struck By Drunk Driver Who Hadn't Driven In Years: Police Sparta Patrol Car Struck By Drunk Driver Who Hadn't Driven In Years: Police
Sparta Patrol Car Struck By Drunk Driver Who Hadn't Driven In Years: Police A Sparta police car was struck by a drunk driver on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 3, authorities said. At 10:09 p.m., officers were on the scene of a motor vehicle crash on Route 15, Sparta police said. While police were assessing the damage from the crash, a gray Ford, driven by 43-year-old Nicole Romeo, a Hamburg resident, struck their patrol vehicle, officers said. As police tended to Romeo, they detected the odor of alcohol on her breath and noted her speech was slurred, officers said. Romeo told police she had a glass of wine earlier in the day, officers said. Romeo said she did not r…

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by Sam Barron