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Video Shows Arrest Of DUI Driver Who Rammed Luxury Car Into NJ Utility Pole, Fled Video Shows Arrest Of DUI Driver Who Rammed Luxury Car Into NJ Utility Pole, Fled
Video Shows Arrest Of DUI Driver Who Rammed Luxury Car Into NJ Utility Pole, Fled Newly released bodycam footage shows a July 2024 arrest of a DUI driver with a history of traffic offenses who fled the scene of a crash in Monmouth County. Transparency Bodycam published footage of the crash on July 22, involving a white 2017 Mercedes GLE that had struck a pole on Mitchell Place near Oakes Road in Little Silver. The driver was identified by Little Silver police as 42-year-old Melissa Diller, of Middletown, according to records published by The Mounmouth Journal. The footage from Officer Andrew White's body-worn camera shows him finding the SUV at the scene with airbag dep…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Stalker Fresh Out Of Bergen County Jail Steals Car From Dealership Lot, Police Say Stalker Fresh Out Of Bergen County Jail Steals Car From Dealership Lot, Police Say
Stalker Fresh Out Of Bergen County Jail Steals Car From Dealership Lot, Police Say A 37-year-old man fresh out of jail for stalking was arrested just hours later in Bergen County, police said. Daniel MacTaggart, of Elmwood Park, was jailed on Sunday, Aug. 11 on charges of stalking as a repeat offender, driving on a suspended license/registration, and failure to possess driver's insurance card, court records show. ALSO SEE: Video Shows Officers Tackling Accused Stalker In Stolen Car Outside Teterboro Airport Hours after his release, MacTaggart walked into the service area of Park Avenue Acura on W. Passaic Street in Maywood around 8;30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driving Too Slowly Gets Man Busted For DWI: Sparta PD Driving Too Slowly Gets Man Busted For DWI: Sparta PD
Driving Too Slowly Gets Man Busted For DWI: Sparta PD A 45-year-old Franklin man was arrested for DWI on the early morning of Sunday, Aug. 11, after he was observed driving 10 miles below the speed limit, authorities said. At 1:48 a.m., officers were patrolling Sparta Avenue when they noticed a vehicle driving southbound failing to maintain a single lane of travel and driving below the speed limit, Sparta police said. After pulling over the vehicle, officers detected the odor of alcohol from the man's mouth and believed he was impaired, police said. The Franklin man was asked to perform several sobriety tests before he was arrested for DWI and…

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by Sam Barron
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DWI ATV Driver Pinned More Than An Hour Before Rescue In NJ Town: Police DWI ATV Driver Pinned More Than An Hour Before Rescue In NJ Town: Police
DWI ATV Driver Pinned More Than An Hour Before Rescue In NJ Town: Police A 54-year-old Whitehouse Station man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after he crashed his ATV and was trapped for more than an hour on Monday, July 15, authorities said. At noon, emergency services responded to Railroad Avenue for an ATV crash, Readington Township police said in a release.  Andrew Fultz lost control of his Honda ATV while traveling west along the Raritan Valley line of the New Jersey Transit road and proceeded to crash down an embankment and become pinned between a machine and a tree, police said. Fultz was trapped for over an hour as he tried …

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by Sam Barron
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Drunk Driver Crashed Into Pole: Hackettstown PD Drunk Driver Crashed Into Pole: Hackettstown PD
Drunk Driver Crashed Into Pole: Hackettstown PD A 41-year-old Independence resident was arrested and charged with DWI after her vehicle crashed into a pole on Sunday, March 3, authorities said. At 3:19 a.m., Hackettstown police responded to 299 Mountain Ave. for a single car crash, officers said on Facebook. Police were advised the vehicle had struck a pole and power lines were hanging low, blocking traffic on Mountain Avenue,, officers said. Upon arrival, police observed a damaged vehicle and found Stephanie Pietraszkiewicz outside the vehicle, suffering from a minor injury, officers said. Police detected the odor of alcohol on her…

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by Sam Barron