the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Glen Rock NJ, last Friday January 19th at 3:50 p.m. Glen Rock Police officers were dispatched to Route 208 South near Lincoln Avenue due to a disabled vehicle obstructing traffic. While attempting to assist the vehicle and reopen the traffic lane, officers observed a white Jeep traveling on the shoulder of the road passing stopped traffic. When the vehicle approached the officers, who were on foot along the highway, the operator abruptly attempted to reenter the traffic lane.
Officers, whose vehicles were blocking traffic to protect the scene, were able to stop the subject vehicle and confront the operator. During the course of the stop, Sgt. Greg Carter determined that the driver, a 52-year-old Hawthorne man, was intoxicated. The driver was placed under arrest and transported to Police HQ. His vehicle was impounded and towed from the highway.
At headquarters the driver was processed and released to the custody of a sober family member, in accordance with John’s Law. He was charged with DWI and issued additional traffic summonses for careless driving and improper passing.