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21-Year-Old Morris County Woman Struck Parked Car While Drunk: Police
A 21-year-old Morris County woman was arrested and charged after she struck a parked car while drunk on the early morning of Sunday, April 21, police said.
At 3:29 a.m., Mount Olive police responded to Center Street for a car crash, officers said. Police located a Nissan Sentra that had struck a parked vehicle and was now in the roadway, officers said.
As officers spoke with the driver, Kelsey Chaplin, a Budd Lake resident, the odor of alcohol was detected and she appeared to be impaired, police said. After conducting field sobriety testing, Chaplin was arrested.
Chaplin was charged with D…
Runaway SUV Rams Parked Sedans, Fences, Shrubs In Saddle Brook, DWI Driver Hospitalized: Photos
UPDATE: An out-of-control SUV creamed two sedans as it careened down the sidewalk of a residential Saddle Brook street, sending what authorities said was an intoxicated driver to the hospital just before daybreak Friday.
Saddle Brook officers who were first on the scene freed the driver, a 30-year-old man from Yonkers, NY, following the 6:14 a.m. Feb. 2 crash on Pehle Avenue, said Captain John A. Zotollo, Jr., the officer in charge of the department.
He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with a head injury that wasn't considered life-threatening, the captain said. H…
Hoboken SantaCon Arrests, Summonses: Guests On Better Behavior This Year, Police Say
Guests at Hoboken's annual Santacon were on better behavior this year than last, but arrests were still made, police said.
Two people were arrested and another 34 people were issued summonses at the annual SantaCon in Hoboken on Saturday, Dec. 16, authorities said.
SantaCon is an annual bar crawl where people dress up like Santa. While the event raises money for charity, it has become reviled by many residents, disgusted by the trail of drunken mayhem left in its wake.
This year's SantaCon had less arrests than year's past, Marci Rubin, a spokeswoman for the city said.
"Arrest…
DWI, Unlicensed PA Driver Sought In NJ Crash That Left Victims Seriously Injured: Police
Police in New Jersey have issued a warrant for the arrest of a DWI driver from Pennsylvania wanted in a crash that left two people seriously injured last month.
Mitchell G. Holley, 34, of Downingtown, was heady south on Route 35 in Wall Township on Saturday, Oct. 7 around 6:45 p.m., when his Nissan Alitma left his lane of travel and struck a Mazda CX3, police in Wall Township said.
The 39-year-old Mazda driver and his 31-year-old female passenger, both of Point Pleasant, were extricated, and taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, police said.
Following the return of toxicology re…
