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Reckless Drunk Driver Struck Parked Car: Mt Olive Police

A 45-year-old Budd Lake man was arrested and charged after he struck a parked car while driving drunk on Saturday, Oct. 26, authorities said.

Mount Olive Police

Mount Olive Police

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At 9:24 pm, officers responded to a parking lot in the Hensyn Village Apartment complex and found a man, later identified as Ross Newman, struck a parked car, exited his vehicle and entered an apartment, Mount Olive police said. 

Newman then exited the apartment and walked over to police to speak with them, officers said. As police spoke with Newman, they detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage and noted he appeared to be impaired, police said.

Newman was asked to perform field sobriety testing and was subsequently placed under arrest, police said. He was transported to headquarters where he was charged with DWI and reckless driving, police said.

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