Drunk Driver Hits Pole, Flips Car Outside Malta Dunkin’, Police Say
A Saratoga Springs woman was arrested after allegedly driving drunk and causing a rollover crash in Malta late Monday night, Aug. 25.
The crash happened around 9:45 p.m. on state Route 67 west of Route 9, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators determined that Alyssa Joly, 25, was driving while intoxicated when she left the roadway, struck a light pole, and overturned in the westbound lane, police said. Her vehicle came to rest in front of a Dunkin’ restaurant.
Joly was also speeding and failed to stay in her lane before the crash, according to police.
She was cha…
Following Car Too Closely Gets Man Popped For DUI: Denville PD
A 21-year-old Morris Plains resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Denville, authorities recently announced.
At 1:03 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, officers pulled over a vehicle on Route 53 for following a vehicle too closely, Denville Police said.
The driver of the vehicle, Fabian Carvajal Patino, was determined to be driving while intoxicated, police said.
Patino was arrested and charged with driving while under the influence, following too closely, reckless driving and careless driving, police said.
2 Guns, High Capacity Mags: 3 Arrested In One Week, Fairfield PD Say
Three people were recently arrested and charged in Fairfield on weapons related charges, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 15.
On Friday, Aug. 8 at 9:29 a.m., officers spotted a dark colored Dodge Charger exit the Ramada at 28 Two Bridges Rd. so fast, it spun its tires and left marks on the roadway, Fairfield police said.
The driver, Jahari Pearson, a 28-year-old-Georgia resident, admitted to having a Taurus 9mm handgun in the center console of the vehicle. A 12-round magazine was found in Pearson's front pocket, loaded with both hollow-point and ball ammunition, police said. Althoug…
DUI Driver Crashes Outside Rochelle Park Police HQ, 27-Year-Old Hospitalized: PD
A 40-year-old man was arrested after a DUI crash outside police headquarters in Rochelle Park that sent a 27-year-old woman to the hospital, authorities said.
The collision happened Friday, Aug. 8, at 12:51 p.m. on West Passaic Street in front of police headquarters, according to Rochelle Park Police Capt. James DePreta.
Officers arrived to find a rear-end crash involving two disabled vehicles, police said. The second driver, a 27-year-old woman, was taken to a local hospital with neck pain, according to police.
The first driver, identified as Christopher Boccio, of Butler, showed signs of…
