Wyckoff PD: Drunk Driver On Cellphone Stopped After Drifting Into Oncoming Traffic Wyckoff PD: Drunk Driver On Cellphone Stopped After Drifting Into Oncoming Traffic
Wyckoff PD: Drunk Driver On Cellphone Stopped After Drifting Into Oncoming Traffic An Oakland driver was drunk and using a cellphone when her car veered into oncoming traffic in Wyckoff, said police who arrested her. Patricia Morales, 26, was released to a family member and her Hyundai was held for 12 hours, under John’s Law, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Alerted to an erratic driver in the area of Franklin and Wyckoff avenues, Officer Michael Finn followed the Hyundai onto Russell Avenue and saw it “drift from the right lane and completely enter the lane of oncoming traffic” just after 11:30 p.m. Friday, Soto said. Finn took Morales into custody. She was given summonses for DW…
Police Break Window To Remove Resisting DWI Pomona Driver From Car, Authorities Say Police Break Window To Remove Resisting DWI Pomona Driver From Car, Authorities Say
Police Break Window To Remove Resisting DWI Pomona Driver From Car, Authorities Say Police had to break a window to get an argumentative – and suspended -- drunk driver from Pomona out of his car after it swerved toward oncoming traffic, authorities said Wednesday. An officer in Tenafly,  New Jersey was following the Toyota sedan when it swerved into the opposite lane on East Clinton Avenue near Buckingham Road just after 1 a.m. Saturday, police said. The driver, 26-year-old Manolo Morales of Ramapo, “was argumentative and refused to provide his identification and vehicle documents” after the officer stopped him, Capt. Michael deMoncada said. The officer smelled…
Tenafly Police: Officers Break Window To Remove Resisting DWI Driver From Car Tenafly Police: Officers Break Window To Remove Resisting DWI Driver From Car
Tenafly Police: Officers Break Window To Remove Resisting DWI Driver From Car Tenafly officers had to break a window to get an argumentative – and suspended -- drunk driver out of his car after it swerved toward oncoming traffic, authorities said Wednesday. Officer Maxwell Werner was following the Toyota sedan when it swerved into the opposite lane on East Clinton Avenue near Buckingham Road just after 1 a.m. Saturday, Capt. Michael deMoncada said. The driver, 26-year-old Manolo Morales of Ramapo, “was argumentative and refused to provide his identification and vehicle documents” after Werner pulled him over, deMoncada said. Werner smelled alcohol and saw evidence o…
Happy New You're Under Arrest: Franklin Lakes Man Busted For DWI In New Year's Eve Crash Happy New You're Under Arrest: Franklin Lakes Man Busted For DWI In New Year's Eve Crash
Happy New You're Under Arrest: Franklin Lakes Man Busted For DWI In New Year's Eve Crash The clock was minutes from striking midnight New Year's Eve when a Franklin Lakes motorist hit a parked car with his vehicle and was arrested for DWI and reckless driving, authorities said. Jay Johnson, 48, was taken into custody after the 11:36 p.m. crash Monday on Indian Trail Drive, Capt. John Bakelaar said. He was later released to a responsible adult and his vehicle was temporarily impounded, under John’s Law.
Oakland PD: Drunk Hit-Run Driver Caught Oakland PD: Drunk Hit-Run Driver Caught
Oakland PD: Drunk Hit-Run Driver Caught A drunk driver from Oakland kept going after his SUV hit a pickup truck and a mailbox on his block, said police who arrested him. Robert Imhoff, 59, was arrested after police found his damaged 2018 Ford Explorer down the street from the Spear Street incident just after 10 p.m. Friday, Oakland Police Lt. Christian Eldridge said. He was charged with DWI, processed and released to a responsible adult pending a court hearing, under John’s Law.
Car Flips In Saddle Brook, Driver Charged With DWI Car Flips In Saddle Brook, Driver Charged With DWI
Car Flips In Saddle Brook, Driver Charged With DWI A 44-year-old Garfield man was charged with DWI after a crash Tuesday night in Saddle Brook, authorities said. The car struck a parked vehicle and then overturned on 5th Street at Capitol Street around 7 p.m., Police Chief Robert Kugler said. The driver sustained minor cuts and abrasions and refused medical treatment, the chief said.  He was released to a responsible adult pending a court hearing, under John's Law. Saddle Brook firefighters responded along with police. ****** ALSO SEE: A Honda SUV backing out of a driveway slammed into the front of a two-family Hawthorne home …
Oakland PD: Debris Trail Leads To Hit-Run DWI Driver Oakland PD: Debris Trail Leads To Hit-Run DWI Driver
Oakland PD: Debris Trail Leads To Hit-Run DWI Driver A drunk driver fled the scene after his sedan slammed into a utility pole, said Oakland police who had little trouble tracking him down. Officers responding to Saturday’s crash on Ramapo Valley Road near Pawnee Avenue “located parts to a dark-colored 2017 Infinity Q50 and followed a trail in the roadway from the crash scene to a residence on Blackfoot Trail,” Capt. Christian Eldridge said. In the driveway they found Steven Scalabrini, 27, the captain said. Scalabrini, an estimating engineer who previously worked in building management for the borough school district (2008-2012), was taken …
Edgewater Police: Drunken Restaurant Patron Hits Pedestrian, 65, Tries To Flee Edgewater Police: Drunken Restaurant Patron Hits Pedestrian, 65, Tries To Flee
Edgewater Police: Drunken Restaurant Patron Hits Pedestrian, 65, Tries To Flee Edgewater police were headed to the call of a drunken patron at a Hudson River restaurant when the woman hit a 65-year-old man with her car, seriously injuring him, said authorities who arrested her. Responding to Thursday night's call from the Outback Steakhouse, Officers Ricardo Hernandez stopped Leila Miller, a 37-year-old local Realtor, as she drove through the shopping center parking lot in her 2019 Toyota Corolla, Detective Sgt. Tim Farrell said. As they were taking Miller into custody, another call came of a pedestrian being struck moments earlier in front of the Target store in the …
Fair Lawn PD: Late-Morning DWI Motorist Slams SUV Into Pole Fair Lawn PD: Late-Morning DWI Motorist Slams SUV Into Pole
Fair Lawn PD: Late-Morning DWI Motorist Slams SUV Into Pole A 56-year-old Fair Lawn woman registered three times the legal limit on a breath test late Tuesday morning after slamming her SUV into a utility pole, authorities said. The woman wasn’t seriously injured in the crash just after 11 a.m. on Plaza Road and Howard Avenue. She was released to a responsible adult after being charged and her Subaru Outback was to remain held for 12 hours, under John’s Law. “It is not worth it,” borough police said in a Facebook post. “Take an Uber or Lyft or some other means besides getting behind the wheel!” ****** ALSO SEE: A 17-year-old passenger was br…
West Milford PD: Drunken Motorist Stopped While Driving On Two Flat Tires West Milford PD: Drunken Motorist Stopped While Driving On Two Flat Tires
West Milford PD: Drunken Motorist Stopped While Driving On Two Flat Tires An intoxicated motorist was driving on two blown tires when a West Milford police officer pulled him over and arrested him, authorities said. Jacob Vizzi, 22, of West Milford failed a field test after Officer Lewis Rose stopped him on Paradise Road around 1:30 a.m. Oct. 20, police said. He also didn’t have the necessary paperwork, they said. Vizzi was charged with DWI, DWI in a school zone, careless driving and failure to exhibit documents. He was released to a responsible adult pending a court hearing and his vehicle was temporarily impounded under John’s Law.
West Milford PD: Good Samaritans Corner DWI Motorist West Milford PD: Good Samaritans Corner DWI Motorist
West Milford PD: Good Samaritans Corner DWI Motorist A group of Good Samaritans pinned a drunk driver’s car in the parking lot of a Route 23 bar and liquor store until West Milford police arrived, authorities said. Another motorist called police while following the car driven by 27-year-old Amy Lang of Montville earlier this month, police said. Lang suddenly pulled into the Island of Spirits parking lot, where “the caller along with other concerned citizens blocked the car to keep [her] from leaving,” they said. Lang was charged with DWI and released to a responsible adult pending a Municipal Court hearing, and her vehicle was temporarily im…
Driver In DWI Crash Blames NY Jets, Wayne Police Say Driver In DWI Crash Blames NY Jets, Wayne Police Say
Driver In DWI Crash Blames NY Jets, Wayne Police Say An intoxicated driver who could barely walk after his car rear-ended another in Wayne, injuring two people, blamed his drunkenness on the New York Jets, police said. Then he smiled for his mugshot. Christopher J. Greyshock, 57, of West Milford was “staggering and swaying,” nearly falling into traffic on Route 23, following the 5:15 p.m. crash, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Barely an hour earlier, the favored Jets lost to the Buffalo Bills, 41-10, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford – leaving both teams with 3-7 records. "I drank too much because the Jets suck!" Greyshock told the…