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Drunk Driver Crashed Into Pole: Hackettstown PD
A 41-year-old Independence resident was arrested and charged with DWI after her vehicle crashed into a pole on Sunday, March 3, authorities said.
At 3:19 a.m., Hackettstown police responded to 299 Mountain Ave. for a single car crash, officers said on Facebook. Police were advised the vehicle had struck a pole and power lines were hanging low, blocking traffic on Mountain Avenue,, officers said.
Upon arrival, police observed a damaged vehicle and found Stephanie Pietraszkiewicz outside the vehicle, suffering from a minor injury, officers said. Police detected the odor of alcohol on her…
Trooper Hospitalized After Pick-Up Truck Driver Attempts to Flee From Stop In MD: State Police
Two men were arrested after fleeing from a traffic stop in Anne Arundel County and crashing into a Maryland State Police trooper's vehicle on Tuesday, authorities say.
Walter Bandy, 56, of Glen Burnie, and passenger Jeffrey Bawgus, 46, of Baltimore, were involved in a crash involving the former's Ford F-150 shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3, according to state police officials.
Police say that on Tuesday afternoon, troopers in the area of Brooklyn Park were on patrol when they attempted to stop Bandy, who sped away on Fort Smallwood Road, striking a trooper's unmarked patrol vehi…
Tesla Driver Who 'Dragged' Philly Cop In Custody, Police Say
Philadelphia police have arrested the driver of the Tesla that allegedly dragged an officer along the street while fleeing from a traffic stop late Monday, July 10.
Eddy Brito-Almonte, 20, of North Philadelphia, is charged with aggravated assault, fleeing police, weapons offenses, and related counts, city police said in a release on Wednesday, July 12.
Investigators said Brito-Almonte was pulled over on the 5400 block of Charles Street around 9:40 p.m. Monday night. While the officer was conducting a "vehicle investigation," police said the 20-year-old sped off, "dragging a…
Northern VA Driver Socks Police Officer After Brief Pursuit: Authorities
A Virginia driver who refused to stop for police hit an officer trying to take him into custody, authorities said.
Prince Williams County police saw a man, later identified as Kendall Raymone Rivers, 27, of Woodbridge, swerving out of his lane near Jefferson Davis Highway and Wayside Drive in Dumfries on Saturday, April 30 at 8:45 pm, according to the Prince William Police Department.
When officers attempted to make the stop, Rivers allegedly disregarded the officer's emergency equipment and continued driving, eventually losing control of his vehicle, striking stopped…
New Holland PD: Driver Nearly 2X Legal BAC Level Blows Through Stop Sign
A driver with a blood alcohol level almost twice the legal limit blew through stop signs and swerves in road way, says New Holland police.
Justine Nicole Olweiler, 28, has plead guilty to two other traffic violations, including texting while driving, court documents show.
Olweiler drove right through a stop sign at 2:48 a.m. on Sunday, and then continued driving erratically, police said. She swerved in the area of East Conestoga Street and Mentzer Avenue, where police were on patrol, they said.
The officers stopped Olweiler and gave her a field sobriety tests--which she failed, author…
