Husband Of DUI New Jersey Mayor Seeks 'Compassion' After St. Patrick's Day Arrest: Reports Husband Of DUI New Jersey Mayor Seeks 'Compassion' After St. Patrick's Day Arrest: Reports
Husband Of DUI New Jersey Mayor Seeks 'Compassion' After St. Patrick's Day Arrest: Reports The mayor of a South Jersey town has been charged with DUI, endangering a child, reckless driving, and more, as first reported by 6abc. The outlet said that Gina LaPlaca, the mayor of Lumberton, admitted she had been drinking after officers tracked a vehicle unable to stay in its lane to her house on Monday, March 17, the outlet said. The NJ Courts website shows LaPlaca has been charged with operating under the influence of liquor or drugs, driving with an expired license, possessing an open container of alcohol or unsealed cannabis in a motor vehicle, failing to maintain traffic in ma…
Car Thief Wrecks Stolen Vehicle In High-Speed NJ Police Pursuit: Authorities Car Thief Wrecks Stolen Vehicle In High-Speed NJ Police Pursuit: Authorities
Car Thief Wrecks Stolen Vehicle In High-Speed NJ Police Pursuit: Authorities A Toms River man with a lengthy history of traffic offenses is facing multiple charges after leading police on a chase in a stolen vehicle that ended in a violent crash, leaving him seriously injured Friday, March 14, according to authorities. At 1:15 p.m., Florham Park police officers attempted to stop a stolen vehicle, but the driver refused to comply, according to the Florham Park Police Department. The vehicle was being operated erratically, swerving onto the shoulder and grass before ultimately crashing into a tree at the intersection of Vreeland and Hanover Roads, officials said. The …
DWI Jersey City Driver Seriously Injured Pennsylvania Man In Kearny Crash: Prosecutor DWI Jersey City Driver Seriously Injured Pennsylvania Man In Kearny Crash: Prosecutor
DWI Jersey City Driver Seriously Injured Pennsylvania Man In Kearny Crash: Prosecutor A 34-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged on Thursday, March 13 with driving drunk in a crash that seriously injured a Bangor, Pa. man last November, authorities said. At 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, Kearny police responded to a crash near the Newark-Jersey City Turnpike and Fish Hound Road, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A Jeep Compass driven by Maria Molesky collided with a Ford-150 driven by a 56-year-old man, Suarez said. The man was seriously injured, Suarez said.  During the preliminary investigation, the Kearny Police Department arrested Mo…
Intoxicated, Wrong-Way Belleville Driver Causes Head-On Route 46 Crash: Police Intoxicated, Wrong-Way Belleville Driver Causes Head-On Route 46 Crash: Police
Intoxicated, Wrong-Way Belleville Driver Causes Head-On Route 46 Crash: Police Newly released bodycam footage captures the moment a 43-year-old woman was arrested for DWI after driving the wrong way on Route 46 and crashing head-on into another vehicle, police said. The crash happened on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 2:40 a.m., when Clifton police responded to a head-on collision on Route 46 West between Crooks Avenue and the Garden State Parkway, according to Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson.  Bodycam footage obtained by Transparency Bodycam opens with another motorist limping next to his crashed vehicle. It later shows Velez, of Belleville, struggling through field sob…
NJ Man Drove Drunk Twice In One Day With Child In Car: Police NJ Man Drove Drunk Twice In One Day With Child In Car: Police
NJ Man Drove Drunk Twice In One Day With Child In Car: Police A 41-year-old Hunterdon County man drove while intoxicated twice in one day, authorities said. At 8:47 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, officers responded to a hit and run crash on Mount Grove Road in Clinton Township, Clinton Township Police. Brian Kelemen, the driver of the striking vehicle was located near a school after dropping off his child, police said. During a motor vehicle stop Kelemen, an Annandale resident, displayed visible signs of impairment, police said. His vehicle was impounded, and he was arrested and transported for processing, police said.. He subsequently refused to provide …
Newlyweds Killed By DUI Driver In South Jersey: Police, Records Newlyweds Killed By DUI Driver In South Jersey: Police, Records
Newlyweds Killed By DUI Driver In South Jersey: Police, Records A 25-year-old Atlantic City driver was under the influence when he struck another vehicle, leaving a pair of newlyweds dead early Saturday, Feb. 22 in Cumberland County, according to state police, court records, and those who knew the victims. Levon Woods was heading east on Route 522 in Maurice River in a Kia when he struck a westbound Honda head-on around 4:15 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said. The crash happened near milepost 19.4, and left both the driver, Thomas Splinter, 57, and passenger, Nancy Orellana-Splinter, 29 — both of Mays Landing — deceased, Marchan sai…
Underage, DWI Teen Hits Uber Driver, Tells Morris County Cops She's Overtired: Police (VIDEO) Underage, DWI Teen Hits Uber Driver, Tells Morris County Cops She's Overtired: Police (VIDEO)
Underage, DWI Teen Hits Uber Driver, Tells Morris County Cops She's Overtired: Police (Video) A 19-year-old driver who admitted to drinking before getting behind the wheel was charged with underage DWI after crossing into oncoming traffic and crashing into an Uber driver last month in Morris County, authorities said. Bodycam footage of the Sunday, Jan. 26 arrest of Araceli Rivera Huaman was shared to YouTube by Transparency Bodycam. The incident occurred around 2 a.m., when police responded to Franklin Road for a report of a two-car crash, according to the Denville Township Police Department. Rivera Huaman was driving south when she crossed the center line and veered directly towar…
Alleged DUI Mom In Halloween Costume Crashes In NJ, Insists On Leaving To Get Kids (VIDEO) Alleged DUI Mom In Halloween Costume Crashes In NJ, Insists On Leaving To Get Kids (VIDEO)
Alleged DUI Mom In Halloween Costume Crashes In NJ, Insists On Leaving To Get Kids (Video) A New York mother dressed in a skeleton Halloween bodysuit crashed her car in Edgewater while allegedly intoxicated, then insisted she had to pick up her kids from school before being rushed to the hospital with internal bleeding, according to police papers and newly released bodycam footage. Ashley Alvarez, 30, of the Bronx, was found slumped over the wheel of her blue 2009 Nissan Altima, bloodied and dazed, after the vehicle collided head-on with a large rock along Route 5 near Undercliff Road on the afternoon of Oct. 31, 2024, according to police paperwork and bodycam footage published by…
Bodycam Footage Shows LSD-Fueled Drive Into Sussex County Lake: 'I Was Tripping' Bodycam Footage Shows LSD-Fueled Drive Into Sussex County Lake: 'I Was Tripping'
Bodycam Footage Shows Lsd-fueled Drive Into Sussex County Lake: 'I Was Tripping' A Sussex County woman’s wild, LSD-fueled drive ended with her SUV sinking into a lake—and newly released bodycam footage shows the moment she admitted exactly what went wrong. “I was tripping on acid, this is why this is happening,” 24-year-old Rhiannon Chesaux told officers after she drove her 2005 Honda CR-V straight into Fireman’s Pond on Nov. 11, 2024, according to newly-released bodycam footage obtained by Transparency Bodycam. The chaotic scene unfolded around 6:15 p.m., when Vernon Patrolman Joseph White responded to a call about a crash near County Road 515 and Guthrie Road, accordi…
ER Nurse Returning From Work ID'd By Grieving Family As Victim Of Wrong-Way DUI NJ Crash ER Nurse Returning From Work ID'd By Grieving Family As Victim Of Wrong-Way DUI NJ Crash
ER Nurse Returning From Work ID'd By Grieving Family As Victim Of Wrong-Way DUI NJ Crash Anne Rasmussen dedicated her life to helping others, but her own was cut short when a suspected drunk driver caused a wrong-way crash on Route 70 early Friday morning, Dec. 27. Rasmussen, 58, of Whiting, was identified by her family on a GoFundMe campaign as an emergency room nurse on her way home from work when the Brick Township crash occurred, "killing her instantly." "She spent a lot of her life dedicated to helping people working as an ER nurse," Rasmussen's daughter, Kelly Kracsun wrote on the campaign. She would take the shirt off her back for absolutely anyone and would do anything …
'You're Good:' NJ State Troopers Often Gave Connected Motorists Free Pass, Comptroller Finds 'You're Good:' NJ State Troopers Often Gave Connected Motorists Free Pass, Comptroller Finds
'You're Good:' NJ State Troopers Often Gave Connected Motorists Free Pass, Comptroller Finds The difference between getting a ticket and getting a warning from a New Jersey State Trooper could be based on who you know, according to a new report from the New Jersey Comptroller's Office. As part of its Police Accountability Project, the comptroller's office reviewed camera footage of 501 stops by state police that did not result in a ticket. In 27% of the stops, motorists presented a courtesy card, claimed to have a friend or relative in law enforcement, or flashed a law enforcement badge and then were let go, the report said. In some cases, the trooper released the motorist immediat…
Elizabeth Woman Busted For DWI Attempting To Leave Bar: Mt Olive PD Elizabeth Woman Busted For DWI Attempting To Leave Bar: Mt Olive PD
Elizabeth Woman Busted For DWI Attempting To Leave Bar: Mt Olive PD A 37-year-old Elizabeth woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on the early morning of Sunday, Dec. 8, as she attempted to leave a bar in Budd Lake At 1:08 a.m., officers observed a Honda SUV back into a parked vehicle in the parking lot of Lakeview Bar and Grill, Mount Olive police said. The vehicle was stopped as it was attempted to leave the lot and officers made contact with the driver, Fiorella Velarde, police said. As officers spoke with Velarde, he detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage and noted  she appeared to be impaired, police said. Velarde …