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Lauren Mullins, 32, of Roselle Park, NJ, was identified by family members of the victim, Daniel O'Neil, in a series of social media posts after the deadly crash near MIT on Thursday, March 21. Mullins was charged with operating under the influence of liquor and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, as previously reported by Daily Voice.
Mullins' car is towed from the scene.
New Jersey court records show Mullins has faced at least five charges of aggravated assault on law enforcement officers dating back to 2014, along with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and multiple simple assault charges across several municipalities.
Bodycam footage from three of Mullins’ New Jersey arrests has been shared by Transparency Bodycam, where she is consistently referred to as the “screaming banshee” — a nickname stemming from her repeated screaming during the encounters.
Mullins' most recent Garden State arrest occurred on Jan. 31, in Hoboken, where she was charged with simple assault. The video description, citing police paperwork, says officers were dispatched around 3:15 a.m. to 14th Street and Willow Avenue for reports of a woman screaming and jumping on cars.
Initially, Mullins was told she was being detained for her safety, but when she became combative, police said she was placed under arrest. She allegedly kicked officers while they attempted to place her in a patrol car.
She was taken to Hoboken University Medical Center for evaluation and later to the Hoboken Police Department, where she was searched, fingerprinted, and charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and one count of disorderly conduct, the outlet says. The NJ Courts website shows the charge as simple assault/knowingly causing bodily injury.
Transparency Bodycam also shared a video that shows Mullins' arrest in Garwood, in October 2024.
"I know my right to remain silent!" she screams as the video opens. Citing police paperwork, the video description says officers were called to Garwood Lanes around 9:40 p.m. on Oct. 24, 2024 for reports of a disorderly female, where they found Mullins.
At the 11-minute mark, Mullins yells in an officer's face, "I'm smarter than all of you combined, I have a law degree."
Mullins is arrested in Garwood, NJ.
"She initially attempted to leave the scene in an Uber and continued yelling obscenities towards others on the sidewalk," the video description reads. "The officers asked her for her identification and told her that if she continued yelling obscenities, she would be placed under arrest.
"Since she continued to be combative, she was placed under arrest for disorderly conduct. She was eventually transported to the Garwood Police Department for further processing."
Mullins' other aggravated assault on police charges came from arrests in Roselle Park, Newark, and Belmar, according to the NJ Courts site. Offense dates range from 2014 to 2025, with multiple cases listing more than one charge of assaulting officers during separate incidents.
As of Wednesday, March 26, Mullins' court case in Massachusetts remains active.
A GoFundMe was launched two years ago for Mullins by her family who said she had been struck by a car in Scottsdale, AZ. Police papers obtained by Daily Voice show Mullins had laid down in the roadway and was subsequently run over by a vehicle.
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