DUI Charge Comes After Driver Hits Two Houses

Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn


BRICK – A driver was charged with driving under the influence after his vehicle struck a fence, a home, an above ground pool, a parked car and then another house.

  Zhen Wang, 29, of Brooklyn, was arrested shortly after 1:30 a.m. on December 7 in the area of Beacon and Round avenues. Police said he was “delirious and acting erratically” at the scene. 

  Ptl. Scott Mesmer was the first on the scene, and Ptl Scott Smith and his K9 partner Echo were called in. Echo found a bag of approximately four ounces of ketamine, police said. 

  Wang was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, use or possession with the intent to use CDS and manufacturing, distributing or dispensing CDS. Wang also received the following motor vehicle summonses: careless driving, uninsured motorist, reckless driving, driving under the influence of liquor or drugs, failure to possess registration and operation of a motor vehicle while in possession of a narcotic.

  Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.