West Milford PD: Drunk Driver Plows Through Neighbor's Flower Bed, Booze In Hand, After Warning

West Milford police had just left a drunken township woman’s home after telling her not to drive when she got behind the wheel and plowed through her neighbor’s flower bed, authorities said.

The driver came heading their way as officers spoke with the neighbors – then quickly pulled a U-turn, according to a police report.
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Jerry DeMarco

04/03/2019 11:53 a.m.

Police called to do a welfare check in the middle of the afternoon found 49-year-old MaryAnn Norczyk intoxicated at her home, according to a police report.

“Being that she was not a harm to herself or others, officers warned her not to drive and left the residence,” the report says.

“A short time later police received a call that [Norczyk] left her residence in her car and drove over the neighbor’s flower bed and lawn,” it says.

Norczyk came driving their way as officers spoke with the neighbors – then quickly pulled a U-turn, according to the report.

Officer Jonathan Bregman chased after Norczyk and stopped her on Upper High Crest Drive.

She’d been drinking in the car, police said.

After failing a sobriety test, Norczyk was taken into custody.

She was charged with DWI, having an open container in a motor vehicle, drinking in a motor vehicle, failing to signal and not wearing a seatbelt.

Her car was impounded for 12 hours and Norcyzk was released to a friend, pending a court hearing, under John’s Law.

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