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Drunken Driving

Monday, December 3, 2012

Numerous People Arrested Over Weekend

Drunken driving, minor drug possession, resisting arrest among charges

A slew of people were arrested and charged with varying offenses over the weekend, police said. Chelsea Hare, 29, of Allentown was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop on I-195 around 12:15 a.m. Saturday. Patrolman Todd Verrecchia was the arresting officer, Sgt. Frank Lancellotti said. Glenn Sowul, 21, of Wall was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after he lost control of his car, struck a fence, a stop sign and a street sign on 18th Avenue aound 1:00 a.m. Saturday. Patrolman Jason Costantini was the arresting officer, Lancellotti said. Michael P. Kokolis, 18, of Middletown, was arrested and charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana after being stopped at a DWI …

jarel the great

12:16 am on Sunday, December 9, 2012

@nemi raf... marijuana has many health benefits and how many does alcohol have hmmm. Alcohol is legal because it kills people plain and simple. A form of population control. In this report where does it say they were smoking behind the wheel. If marijuana was legal they wouldn't be getting arrested for petty stuff like this.   more ›

Monday, September 24, 2012

Point Boro Man Arrested In Wall

Charged with drunken driving

Richard Peoples, 57, of Point Pleasant, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop at Routes 33 and 34 in Wall late Saturday night, Sgt. Frank Lancellotti said. Wall Patrolman Hunter Brockriede was the arresting officer. Wall Police also arrested Joseph Rosato, 20, of Ridgefield Park. He was arrested and charged around 9:30 p.m. Saturday with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana following a traffic stop on Route 35. Detective Sean O’Halloran was the arresting officer, Lancellotti said.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Police: Drunken Driver Snaps Utility Pole, Causes Power Outage

Bay Head man hits pole on Route 34 and causes wide power outage in southern section of town

Much of the southern section of town was out of power for several hours overnight after a Bay Head man crashed his pickup truck into a utility pole, shutting down a state highway while repairs were  made, police said. Lawrence Hesse, 50, snapped a pole on Route 34 north near Holly Boulevard around 12:30 a.m. when he lost control of his 2012 Ford F350, Sgt. Heath Bono said. Live electrical lines were strewn across the state highway, where the arching power lines eventually tripped their breakers, causing the widespread loss of power, Bono said. Jersey Central Power & Light crews responded. State Department of Transportation crews assisted with traffic control. Power was restored and the highway was reopened around 3:45 a.m., Bono said. One …

joan signowski

10:14 am on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

I must agree with these comments he is a great guy! Thank god he is okay and no one was hurt.   more ›

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Jules L. Plangere III Charged With Drunken Driving

Son of longtime, former Asbury Park Press publisher drives car into bushes

The son of the former publisher of the Asbury Park Press was arrested and charged Monday with drunken driving after running his car off the road and into some bushes. Jules L. Plangere III, 67, of River Road in town, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated around 8:10 p.m. by Patrolman Mike Malone, Sgt. Frank Lancellotti said. Police responded to a call that a car near the Atlantis Diner on Route 35 South near Old Bridge Road had left the road and hit some bushes in the lot of the restaurant. Malone found a disoriented Plangere had lost control of his white BMW 528 and crashed into the shrubery. It was unclear Tuesday in which direction Plangere was headed or if he was alone at the time of the crash, Sgt. Heath Bono said. …

Monday, February 27, 2012

Police: Trio Of Arrests Follow Traffic Stops

Drunken driving, minor drug offenses among charges

Police arrested and charged a trio of area residents in unrelated traffic stops over the past two days, police said Monday. Jonathon M. Murrin, 23, of Brick, was arrested and charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana after a traffic stop on Route 35 around 12:30 a.m. Monday, Sgt. Frank Lancellotti said. Patrolman James Cadigan was the arresting officer, Lancellottis said. Daniel H. Hayes, 40, of Point Pleasant, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated following a stop on Route 35 near 18th Avenue, Sgt. Joseph Wilbert said. Hayes also was issued several traffic citations, Wilbert said. Joshua A. Isernia, 24, of Jackson was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop for …

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Bay Head Woman Arrested After 3-Car Collision

Police also report a bevy of drunken driving, drug arrests over the weekend

A three-car collision on Route 138 Monday sent four people to the hospital and ended with an arrest for drunken driving, police said. Alexandra D. Kelly, 21, of Bay Head, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and assault with auto after causing the pile-up on the eastbound side of the state highway near the Good Sports facility between Allenwood Road and Route 18, Sgt. Pete Lokerson said. Kelly was driving a Dodge pickup truck eastbound around 6:40 p.m. when she struck the rear of a vehicle, pushing it into two other cars. Four people, whose names were not released, were taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, with minor injuries, Lokerson said. Route 138 at Allenwood Road was shut for about an hour. The…

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