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Intoxicated Newark Driver Who Nearly Caused Crash Found With Cocaine, Police Say Intoxicated Newark Driver Who Nearly Caused Crash Found With Cocaine, Police Say
Intoxicated Newark Driver Who Nearly Caused Crash Found With Cocaine, Police Say A 40-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and possessing cocaine in Lyndhurst on Sunday, Oct. 27, authorities said. At 12:08 a.m., officers were on patrol in the area of Ridge Road and Kingsland Avenue when they observed a silver Mazda CX5 delaying traffic which nearly caused a crash, Lyndhurst police said. Upon making contact with the driver, officers detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from the driver’s, later identified as Sergio Torres, breath, police said.  Torres performed a series of field sobriety tests and was arre…

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by Sam Barron
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Wrong-Way BMW Driver Missing Front Tire Found With Heroin On Suspended License In Fair Lawn: PD Wrong-Way BMW Driver Missing Front Tire Found With Heroin On Suspended License In Fair Lawn: PD
Wrong-Way BMW Driver Missing Front Tire Found With Heroin On Suspended License In Fair Lawn: PD A 37-year-old intoxicated and suspended Morristown driver was found with heroin, a crack pipe, and other drug paraphernalia in Fair Lawn over the weekend, authorities said. Photo(s) of the day, 10/27/2024: In response to multiple 911 telephone calls reporting a white colored vehicle with... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Sunday, October 27, 2024 Fair Lawn Police Officer Tiller Uriarte stopped the white BMW driven by Christopher Granados as he had been driving in the wrong direction of Saddle River Road and Morlot without a front tire around 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, police said in a …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Union County Man Arrested For DUI After Striking Curb: Police Union County Man Arrested For DUI After Striking Curb: Police
Union County Man Arrested For DUI After Striking Curb: Police A 43-year-old Union County man was arrested and charged with drunk driving after he struck a curb in Denville on Monday, Oct. 21, authorities said. Officers responded to 3056 Route 10 West after a black Honda struck a curb, Denville police said. The driver, Brian Sharkey, a Mountainside resident, was found to be under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, police said. Sharkey was arrested and transported to police headquarters for processing, police said. Sharkey refused to submit to a chemical test and was charged with driving under the influence and reckless driving, among other off…

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by Sam Barron
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Watch Officer Recognized By MADD Expertly Arrest Driver Suspected Of DUI In New Jersey Watch Officer Recognized By MADD Expertly Arrest Driver Suspected Of DUI In New Jersey
Watch Officer Recognized By MADD Expertly Arrest Driver Suspected Of DUI In New Jersey Footage of a New Jersey police officer once recognized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is going viral as she arrests a motorist suspected of driving under the influence. The 1-hour and 5-minute video shared by Transparency Bodycam shows Red Bank Officer Grace Maggiulli responding to a crash at Maple Avenue near the intersection with E Bergen Boulevard on June 3, 2024. At the scene, one driver explains to Maggiulli he'd been rear-ended while at a red light by a 2023 Chevrolet, which she'd later learn was being operated by New York resident Gustavo Gonzalez, 24, of Monr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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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Driver High On Drugs Caused Crashes, Fought Road Worker On Garden State Parkway: Troopers Driver High On Drugs Caused Crashes, Fought Road Worker On Garden State Parkway: Troopers
Driver High On Drugs Caused Crashes, Fought Road Worker On Garden State Parkway: Troopers A Bayville man was accused of driving while high on drugs when he caused several crashes on the Garden State Parkway before assaulting a construction worker, authorities said. Jonathan Ferro, 21, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 28, a state police spokesperson said. Troopers responded to multiple hit-and-run crashes near milepost 101.3 on the northbound side of the parkway in Tinton Falls at around 2:18 p.m. Investigators said Ferro was driving a Dodge pickup in the crashes and ran away from the truck when it became disabled. Ferro also physically assaulted a road worker while…

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by Chris Spiker
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Drunk Driver Going 114 MPH Sentenced For Garden State Parkway Crash That Killed Amazon Worker Drunk Driver Going 114 MPH Sentenced For Garden State Parkway Crash That Killed Amazon Worker
Drunk Driver Going 114 MPH Sentenced For Garden State Parkway Crash That Killed Amazon Worker A 47-year-old Newark man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Friday, July 19, for a deadly 2021 crash on the Garden State Parkway where he was driving intoxicated at 114 mph, authorities said. On Feb. 15, 2021, Rolando Godwin was driving a Range Rover when he struck a Lexus SUV driven by Christopher Meikle, a 46-year-old East Orange resident, causing his car to be engulfed in flames on the Garden State Parkway in Clark, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. Following the crash, Godwin requested he be transported away from the scene, indicating he was prepared to offer an unsp…

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by Sam Barron
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DUI Driver Crashed Stolen Car On Route 1: Police DUI Driver Crashed Stolen Car On Route 1: Police
DUI Driver Crashed Stolen Car On Route 1: Police Authorities have identified the driver of a stolen car that crashed into a utility pole along Route 1 in Central Jersey. Jordan White, 35,  of Paterson, crashed on Friday,, June 28, South Brunswick police said. He was seriously injured, they said. White allegedly was under the influence of drugs, police said, and the 2007 Lincoln Town car he was driving was stolen.  He was charged with receiving stolen property, driving under the influence, and numerous motor vehicle violations, police said.

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by Jon Craig
News
DUI Driver Sentenced In NJ Turnpike Crash That Killed Philadelphia Passenger: Prosecutor DUI Driver Sentenced In NJ Turnpike Crash That Killed Philadelphia Passenger: Prosecutor
DUI Driver Sentenced In NJ Turnpike Crash That Killed Philadelphia Passenger: Prosecutor A 32-year-old driver from Philadelphia has been sentenced to three years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with a crash that killed his passenger in Edison, authorities said. Yvenson Louis, 32, was sentenced on June 12 in connection with the fatal crash that occurred on March 27, 2023, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. At approximately 2:40 a.m., New Jersey State Police responded to the southbound side of the New Jersey Turnpike at mile marker 87.5. Troopers found two vehicles, a 2012 Dodge Journey that had struck the rear of a 2019 Vo…

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by Jon Craig
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Driver Blacked Out At Intersection Had Coke, Smack In Car: Lyndhurst PD Driver Blacked Out At Intersection Had Coke, Smack In Car: Lyndhurst PD
Driver Blacked Out At Intersection Had Coke, Smack In Car: Lyndhurst PD An unlicensed Kearny driver was released after Lyndhurst police said they found him blacked out behind the wheel with cocaine in the car and empty heroin folds in his pocket. Detectives Matt Giunta and Tom McSweeney found traffic at a standstill in the area of Page Avenue and Ridge Road in the middle of the afternoon, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Drivers were maneuvering their vehicles around a 2002 Kia K5 that was stopped at the light, the lieutenant said. The detectives at first thought the sedan was disabled. Then they found 57-year-old Anthony DeSantis asleep at the wheel, with t…

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by Jerry DeMarco