JACKSON – Township police responded to a drunk driving incident involving a U.S. Mail truck.
Police Officers Anthony Riso, Michael DeBlasi and Matthew Cilento responded to a motor vehicle crash on Bowman Road and upon arrival observed that a United States Postal Service truck had struck a utility pole, snapping it at the base.
The investigation resulted in the arrest of the 31-year-old male driver who was charged with: driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and careless driving. He was processed and released on summons pending a court appearance.
This case was one of a number of drunk driving crashes that township police reported.
Police Officers Kevin Scheuerman and Matthew Colangelo responded on September 6 to a hit and run on Winterberry Boulevard in which a parked vehicle had been struck. The suspect vehicle involved in this incident was located a short while later on Sandcastle Court. It was a 1998 Chevy with substantial front-end damage.
The investigation resulted in the arrest of the 24-year-old male driver of the Chevy. He was charged with: driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to report an accident, having open containers of alcohol in a motor vehicle, improper display of plates and use of hand held/wireless phone while driving. He was processed and released on summons pending a court appearance.
Police Officers Wes Thomason and Chris Brown responded to the report of a motor vehicle crash on Leesville Road. Upon arrival they observed a 2020 Chevy truck which had left the roadway and struck a tree near Fountain View Drive. The investigation resulted in the 56-year-old male driver being transported to an area hospital for treatment of injuries.
He was charged with: driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, careless driving, failure to maintain lane, failure to wear a seatbelt and having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle. He was released to the custody of the hospital with a pending court date.
Police Officers Michael Cocchiara, Clint Barsa, Daniel Scharff and Sgt. Michael Kelly responded to the Jackson Plaza located on North County Line Road on the report of woman acting erratically in the plaza parking lot.
The investigation resulted in the arrest of the 44-year-old female driver of a 2019 Lexus who was charged with: driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, having open containers of alcohol in a motor vehicle and refusal to submit to breath testing. She was processed and later transported to an area hospital for evaluation.
Police Officers John Roth, Lauren Hornfeck, Clint Barsa and Sgt. Michael Kelly responded to Bennetts Mills Road on the report of a motor vehicle crash involving an overturned vehicle involving a 2001 Buick and a 2018 Toyota.
The investigation resulted in the 59-year-old male driver of the Buick being placed under arrest and charged with driving while intoxicated and other motor vehicle offenses. He was released on summons pending a court appearance.
