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All right. Listen, you got your reg license, registration, please. Around 8:47 p.m. on March 31 and 2024. Sergeants drilled the Riselle Park Police Department observed a blue 2005 Chevrolet van driving the wrong way on Warren Street. The vehicle was headed eastbound while Warren Street is a one-way street where vehicles can only drive westbound. The vehicle then turned on a Chestnut Street southbound and Sergeant Fitzgerald activated his emergency lights and initiated a traffic stop. He made contact with the driver who was identified as Veronica Kajamara. One second. [Music] Okay. Heat. Heat. I'm [Music] sorry. Heat. Heat. [Music] This one Come on, baby. Come on. Do you have your license on you? Yeah. Now, let's start with that. Okay. [Music] Oh no. Okay. What's your name? more. I'm sorry. Veronica. Veronica. Yeah. Are you Jose Efine Ortiz Sarano? Then this has nothing to do with anything. Do I need your license, your registration, your insurance card? Sure. Do you have a license? Yeah, I do. [Music] It's okay. No. No. Okay. Thank you. Okay. So, this is the registration. Mhm. I have a regular registration of my own. Do you have a license? I do have a license. I know. You do? Yeah. Yeah. It's just my phone is off. Okay. What does your license have to do with your stay on the sidewalk? Okay. Go over inside. Go. No, I'm telling her to go up on the sidewalk. Okay. Nope. Stop. Have a seat in the Okay. Go on the sidewalk. Where's your license? Okay. My license is in your hands. Having your license in your hands has nothing to do with your phone. Okay. Supposed to be on you while you're driving. I don't have a brother. I don't know. I know I don't have a regular regular license and but I know it's like [Music] I'm so sorry. But I do have a driver license in here. I do have ID. I do have the insurance. Whose car is this? Maggie. M. Margaret. My sister-in-law. That's your sister-in-law? Yeah. She financed this vehicle and she took out this vehicle, driver's license and everything. And she has everything up to date and you could check it out. Okay. Everything up to date. License, registration, insurance, everything. Okay. Um, so you have to be will provide that. Yeah. One second. Just one second. I apologize. [Music] I a I'm sorry. I know. I [ __ ] up. Do you have a New Jersey license? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's like if I could recite it to you, it would be awesome. But it's like C 03. But what if you give me like maybe two seconds? What's your first name? Veronica Kashmark. V E RC O. Veronica Kashmark. And you can check my last name. How do you spell Veronica? V E. Okay. R O N I C A. Kajamar. C A J A M A R M A R A CA. Kajamara. M A M A R A CA. Kamar. You can check it out. What's your date of birth? Do you know your social security about 23 minutes from my hometown? I am located at 8 07208. The reason for the stop is Warren Avenue is a one way going that way. I apologize. One thing my my guy just I apologize. I changed my my uh insurance my I changed my oil and this guy he put in you know how you put in uh your your oil change has nothing to do with the I understand right. He was supposed to change my uh lights but he didn't change cuz he's going to change on tubing. Right. Because one of the Listen, just just we're going to close the door. Open up the window. Keep looking for the insurance card. Thank you, bro. [Music] 213. Are you free? Yeah. As soon as Veronica opened the door, Sergeant Fitzgerald detected the odor of alcoholments. There were three other passengers inside the vehicle and the officers would later locate multiple open containers of alcoholments. Veronica was unable to produce a valid license and she seemed to have trouble locating her documents. He returned to his patrol car and called for backup and Corporal Cot and Patrolman Santino arrived on scene to assist. After they arrived on scene, Veronica was asked to exit the vehicle and perform field sobriety exercises. How you doing? Showing hands. Is your permit? Hey, do you mind just going over to the sidewalk? Just go on the sidewalk. My driver like Okay, hold on one second. Y because I just got my new permit, but it's just like this if they don't have [Applause] [Music] good. All right. Uh what were we looking for for her? Okay. She I don't know what. Yeah, that's something. Yeah, she tried to give you this already. Okay. And this is just it looks like the um title. Yeah. [Music] Do you need any of this or just go back to No. Do you have the Do you have the insurance or No. Yeah, I do. You have it? Yeah. I just You can hang on to this. It's good. I just don't The point is I used to live live in Union, but right now I'm going to Elizabeth, New Jersey, and my phone. It's interesting. Okay. But I It's on your phone. I do have insurance. Okay. All right. All right. All right. [Music] [Music] Good. 65. I got no returns for deal. It's all a passport. Do you have a passport there? That's yours. Is it yours? Yes, it's a not mine. No, by him. It's his. Yeah. Do you have anything with your name on it? Yeah. Okay. Okay. Can I see? Yeah. Can you charge your phone? Why aren't you charging it? I really don't. I have everything charged. But no, no, no. Relax. Right over there. Relax. Relax. Oh my god. [Music] Okay. So, Veronica, you can put that down. I'm just going to have you step out of the car and walk over to the sidewalk for me. Sure. Okay. Just going to be right over here. Just do me a favor. Just take your hands out your pockets for me. Hands out your socks. Relax. We're just going to talk. Yeah. Have you had any alcoholic beverages to drink tonight? Uh about 3 hours ago. About 3 hours ago? Yeah. What did you have? Uh I think I had like a regular just regular Hikan. A hane? Yeah. Okay. How many? One, two, one. Just one. Yeah. And you said 3 hours ago? 3 hours ago? Because we had a show. We had opening like at 8:00 p.m. But we got here like at 9:00 p.m. because we had like another police stop like back when we were at a house. Okay. So, Elizabeth Avenue. Where are you coming from? We're coming from Okay. Uh, we came out here because it's union and but the light the night got cut short because police. Okay. But other than that, it's all right. Just don't move. [Music] You know how low I got. Stop by police park. I think back when it was like 2016, I was in Union County High School. Okay. So, listen. What? I have the smell of alcohol coming from the car. All right. I have the smell of alcohol coming from your breath. All right. I want to make sure that you are able to drive that you're okay. Drive toments. The first exercise was the horizontal gaze nestagmus HGN test and Veronica did not cooperate so the test could not be conducted. The second exercise was the walk and turn testments. During the walk and turn test, Veronica failed to touch heel to toe on each step, turned improperly and took an incorrect number of steps. The final exercise was the one leg stand test and Veronica failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion and put her foot down before the test was complete. which we're going to drop everybody off and we're just going to call it day. Okay. We had like a one year anniversary. Okay. Um other than that, like I said, we could stop. Take a break. Okay. But I don't. Veronica, listen. I just want to test your eyes real quick. Okay. Do you have any problems with your eyes? No. No. No. No. Okay. Just listen. Just hands Hands out your sides. Just relax. Feet together. All right. So, I'm going to use my pen. I'm going to move it side to side. Okay. When I do, just look at the tip right up here. What color is the tip of my pen? Blue. It's blue. I'm gonna move it left and right. All right. When I do, just use your eyes looking at it. Don't Okay. Don't move your head. Ready? Yes. Don't move your head. Okay. Okay. You got to stop moving your head. All right. Okay. Head straight. Okay. Head straight ahead. And you're just gonna move your eyes to the left and right like that. Okay. Start over. I really don't want to cause an accident. I just want to go home. Right. I got you. Just keep looking at keep looking at my pen. Okay. You're shaky. I just have a shaky hand. I really don't want to call. I just want to go home. Go ahead. Come on over here. Yes, sir. All right. So, do you have any problems with your legs? No. Are you injured in any way? No, sir. Okay. I just want to go home a day, drink water, and call it in the morning. I got you. I work at a small carpet down at minus one. Okay. That's a long drive. All right. So, listen. Let's get through these tests so that we can try to get you home as soon as possible. Please, please, please. I don't want to have no problem. Go ahead. I got you. All right. So, listen. I don't want you to do anything until I tell you to do so. Okay. For this test, pretty much what I'm going to have you do is walk forward, turn around, and then walk forward again. Okay? So, I want you to put your left foot Okay. down. Okay. Just imagine a straight line coming out of your left foot. Right? I want you to put your right foot heel touching your toe in front of it and just stay in this position. Okay? Hands stay out your sides. Okay? All right. When I tell you to, and only when I tell you to, I want you to take nine heel to toe steps going forward. Nine. Going forward. Touching your heel to your toe on each step. Okay? I want you counting out loud each step. And I want you looking down at your feet. Okay? Okay. Hands down at your sides at all time. So, listen. It's going to look like this. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Okay. On your ninth step, I want you to keep your front foot planted. Okay? taking a series of small steps turning around like this. Okay. Okay. And then hang on. And then I want you to take those same type of steps going forward again. Okay. Taking nine steps. Look like this. One 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Are you ready? Okay. Hang on. Hang on. Not yet. Once you're done, let me know that you're done. Okay. Don't stop until you are completely done with the test. Okay. Do you understand the the 100% Mr. Fitzgerald? All right. One, you may begin. Okay. 1 2 3 4. Just keep your hands out of your pockets. 5 6 7 8 9 you said, right? Just do do the test as I instructed. Okay, go ahead. No, continue on with the test as I instructed. All right. I think you can turn around right as instructed. Walk. Complete the test. Okay. 1 3. Just remember, hands down at your sides. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 How you think? Are you done? I mean, whenever you tell me to be done. Okay. Do you Do you think you're done? Uh, however you feel like I'm comfortable cuz I'm comfortable. Well, as Hang on, hang on. Do it as I instructed prior to. You said you understood. Yes. Okay. Turn around. If that was the instructions I gave you prior. You told me to walk down, right? You stopped me. You turned around and you told me to walk up straight. And then I turn around and walk straight. All right. All right. That's all right. Turn around. Face me. I got one more test for you. Okay. All right. Just keep your hands down at your sides, feet together. All right. When I tell you to, and only when I tell you to, I want you to lift one foot. Either one. Your left or right. Your choice. I want you to lift it up 6 in off the ground. Don't do it yet. Don't do it yet. 6 in off the ground, looking at your toe. All right. I want your foot parallel, flat, right? Your toe pointing forward, your leg completely straight. I want you looking down at your toe, counting out loud. 1 1000 1,002 1,003 until I tell you to stop. Don't start yet. Keep counting that way until I tell you to stop. Okay. One. I didn't I didn't tell you to start yet. Put your foot down. Hands down your sides. Do you understand the instructions as I explained? Yeah. 1001 102003. Okay. Yes. Do you understand the instructions? 100%. Don't stop until I tell you to. Okay. [Music] All right. You can begin. Okay. 1 2 6 in a little higher. Okay. Windows 3, Windows 4, Windows 5, Windows 6, Windows 7, 108, Windows, 9, Window, 10, Window, 11, 2012, 10,3,4 Okay, you can stop. Okay, one more test for me. All right, just turn around. Okay, and now put your hands out of your sides like an airplane. Okay, based on her traffic infraction, the odor of alcohol, and her inability to satisfactorily complete the field sobriety exercises, Sergeant Fitzgerald placed Veronica under arrest for driving under the influencements. The vehicle was impounded for a 12-hour hold according to J's lawments. Sergeant Fitzgerald transported Veronica to the Roselle Park Police Department for further processing. After she was seated, Veronica continued to blame her sister for what happened that evening. Sorry. Listen, you're being placed under arrest for the suspicion of driving while intoxicated. All right. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say, Ken, will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney present during qu during questioning. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you by the court. Oh my god. Really? Yep. I'm in positive. Yep. You're learning your words. I'm sorry. Nope. Do you have anything on you that I need to know about? Oh, I don't even have my driver's license in the Okay, come on. We're going to come over here to my car. Are you going to take me to jump? You're going to get released in a little bit, but I don't have 450. Grab your seat for me. Yes, sir. Do you have anything in your pockets? No. Do you have anything in your pockets? Do you have anything in your pockets? Do you have anything in your pockets? Oh, I got you. It's just money. Yeah, I gone. Oh, yeah. and maybe like5 or $6 right here. This is real. Yep, this is real. Have a seat in the car. I'm going to be taking you to jail. Well, you're going to be brought into our headquarters for processing. Okay. And then you're going to be released as long as somebody can come and pick you up. Can I tell them in Spanish? Uh the officer in there will uh out there will tell them to send them in Spanish. He's going to He's speaking to them in Spanish. That's crazy. Yep. That's so sad. I know. That's really sad. That's [ __ ] sad. All right, just sit tight for a second. All right. Can I talk? I'm sorry. Do you know how much how long? Cuz I had to work this morning. It's just going to take a couple hours. 2 3 hours at most. Okay. Yeah. Heat. What's the uh that bottle? The the container right there. The green one. The black one. [Music] Not for kids. Absolutely disgusting. Yeah. Marijuana. Yeah. But it's like uh not even like it's too there's nothing. See if there's anything with her name on [Music] it. People uh what you say her name is Veronica 265. 65. Is that a van? A work van or a passenger van? It's a work van. It's a work van. I was just asking, is it loaded? Yes. Stand by. Yeah, bro. No, another one. I got like an entire thing. There's more in here. Empty. Disgusting. Yeah, it is. That's in there. All right. Can't really see behind the seat. I don't know if you can look behind. I can't really see much. You have nothing behind yours. No, I can't. I mean, there's clothes and boxes. So, want to bring our phone? Yeah. Bring the charging port. Yeah. No, just stay right there. Stay right there. 65 versus bring in your uh phone with your charger. Okay. Is it okay with you? We'll bring it with you so you have it. Why am I getting I'm sorry. Why am I getting home? For driving while intoxicated. Okay. Just watch your foot there. I never I just never been charged. I understand. I never in my life. Listen, it doesn't doesn't mean anything. It's just uh it is what it is. This what happened. You're not going to jail. You'll be uh you know I know. But I just Did you take this off? You got to put this on. But I it's just uh I guess it's just a dispiration because I never man just it is what it is. It's not it's not the end of the world. I mean you're not going to you're going to be out in a few hours. I know. And then you'll go to court and then you could I know but I just recently me I never been in my I never been in no trouble. At the end of the day you're not you're not a criminal. This isn't this isn't something criminal. It's just a it's a traffic offense. It's all um I'm sorry. What's your name? Officer Cop. You see where I'm at? I see you. You see where Yeah. And unfortunately people get themselves in these situations and it's like again it's not the end of the world. You have to go to court for it and then you talk to the judge and it is what it is. All right. But like why do I have why do I have to go in? Because you were driving. Are you good? You want me to go with you or you want stay here? Watch the car. And I have uh bar attack. Oh, okay. Cool. Sure. RP65 county be transporting one at all female to headquarters 20143.6 You have her phone. All right, perfect. Thank you. That's it, man. I understand. You know how many yards I have? 180 yard in the morning right now. Listen, I understand, but driving while intoxicated. I just come here and pick up my van. this guy used and that's it because I trouble coming and pick up my [ __ ] van my car I think I just come and pick up my car to work on tomorrow what I did here we don't see anything RP 652 RP14 new pending incident I'm going to You do? No. You're going to be released tonight. Can you meet me in the back? No, going home to rest is isn't a problem. That part is not the problem. It's the being intoxicated. You think I'm intoxicated? Yes, without a doubt. New pending incident. I'm sorry. Well, you went the wrong way down one way. I'm sorry. Right, dumb [ __ ] You're not a dumb [ __ ] Not at all. That's not at all how I feel about you. You know, all these [ __ ] years I sleep never listen I I I understand. You just made a choice. You just I go to [ __ ] college. I wake up every [ __ ] day in the morning. Go to work every day for the morning. I put down 65 ending at headquarters 20143.922. My first time my gloves. All right, just hang on one second. All right, and I'll get you out of the car. Sorry. All right, you can stand on up. Sure, sir. Stop right here. All right, we're going to walk over to that door right there. Okay. 65 county 65. Can you reach out to the neighboring agency for a female officer for straight ahead? Where is he? You got it. Right. on your your motor vehicle record. Come on. It's only your It's only motor vehicle. It's not a criminal record. Okay. No more people to me. I'm sorry. Stop right here. Hang on. I was holding I had to drive to get somebody home and get this. You're going to make a right right here. straight have a seat on the bench. All right. Yeah, sure. Veronica was read the standard statement for motor vehicle operators and she agreed to submit breath samples. Since their alcatest machine failed, Veronica had to be taken to the nearby Rosel Police Department for the breathalyzer testments. Veronica's alcadus results indicated level above 0.1% which was over the legal limit of 08%. She was transported back to the Roselle Park Police Department and eventually released to a sober adult pending her court appearance after she signed the potential liability warning form on Veronica's behalf. Sergeant Fitzgerald issued Veronica the following citations operating under the influence reckless driving careless driving and wrongway on a one-way street and open container seat. You know it was somebody called me up. Thank you. I'm sorry. I was sleeping. Somebody me because they got in trouble and they needed to take the [ __ ] car home. I was sleeping at home. Listen, I understand. But you've been drinking. Okay. You've had alcohol to drink. I was whole sleep. Somebody called me and I thought it it was a friend, right? I went over. I apolog I was knocked the [ __ ] out. I was done by 9:30. I was home sleeping when they called me. And because of friend responsibility, I go there. I was home. Not the [ __ ] out. You stay up. We're going to just face that wall. Okay. Sure. Grab any of your property back. Take a step to your left. Perfect. I'm going to take the cuffs off you. When I do, just put your hands directly on the wall up high. I just want to go home. I got you. We'll get you home as soon as possible. This the last time. Listen, everybody makes mistakes. I made a stupid mistake. Take somebody out of [ __ ] [ __ ] papers. And I do have [ __ ] papers. And I go stupid [ __ ] like this for people that is stupid [ __ ] I was sleeping in my [ __ ] queen [ __ ] size bed. All right, Veronica, do me a favor. Just turn around. You got to take your uh earrings out. Okay. It's a girl. I know. Everything done in here is videotaped. It's recorded and it's based upon policy. Okay. Girls, [ __ ] I understand. I have a female officer that's going to come here, search, make sure you got nothing on you. Okay. No, no weapons. You're contraband. Don't really look [ __ ] up like this. I'm sorry. Do I really look [ __ ] up like this? No. Listen, it look like you've been working all day. Yes, I wake up for the [ __ ] morning. You got to take the thing out of your head. I go to [ __ ] Bluefield. Go to Man because they don't have [ __ ] papers. And my [ __ ] papers are there. I don't even have to wear these. I work in [ __ ] north. Just have a seat on the bench for me, man. [ __ ] [ __ ] people, bro. I don't even I don't even know these [ __ ] people. Then my sister [ __ ] [ __ ] me. I work in Bloomfield 25 26 F place Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003. I have knocked out my [ __ ] bed. They [ __ ] call me. My sister call me a [ __ ] [ __ ] time. I come here and I am bored in this stupid [ __ ] I had to go to world to work and mother. So do I have the the work? I don't have to run with the stupid drunk people [ __ ] Well, listen. This isn't the this isn't going to be the end, okay? But I never do this stupid. Listen, you only you know Miami in this situation because of my sister again. She called me. I got to blink. Give me another address. I go there. I sleeping in my [ __ ] house. One floor basement I 150. I bet I I believe you. I go to sleep these [ __ ] people because they don't [ __ ] speak English. I have to do I am [ __ ] leaving my house. I got it. My sister call me 16 [ __ ] time. I'm tired. You know how many time I'm tired this is not my [ __ ] problem. I have corporate business. You're just trying to make a living and I get it. And I I work in Manila and I work here in Mon Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. I work in man Wednesday and Friday 6 day and Saturday I work over here in Broadway. I do I do carpeting. Look at my [ __ ] I do carpeting. I get it. And this [ __ ] people [Music] because you know this is my [ __ ] problem. I You're too nice. I take four for [ __ ] stupid. All right, listen. Veronica, take a couple. I'm going to go [ __ ] go to work, make a living, get my daughter [ __ ] You're You're going to go home tonight. Okay. [ __ ] stupid [ __ ] people [ __ ] rich. I'm tired. I tell them no [ __ ] for everything. Thank you. Yeah, go ahead. Uh, probably in the back. I I stud I pay $600. I study. You need to come to college. They What are you studying? Physical therapy. Physical therapy. You want to become a physical therapist? I I Is that Is that what you want to do? No, I just want to make a [ __ ] leave. I'm tired. I don't judge. I do. I know this. I'm tired of living that [ __ ] life. I get it. I'm a You want to make things better for yourself. I'm a You want to make things better? Yeah. That's why I don't get involved in none of the stupid. I don't I don't do drugs. I don't drink. I'm nothing. I just I want to cover their eyes. Yeah. Listen, you you wanted to do something nice, but when you're drinking, you can't drive. Okay. I wanted to go home, but because they don't have no [ __ ] paper, I put myself in the sheets. I shouldn't do that. They don't have no [ __ ] papers. I wanted to I paid over 23 [ __ ] Audrey. Listen, your heart's in the right place, right? You just made a simple mistake. Nobody got hurt. You go to court, you plead your case. Nobody really loses their license anymore for this. Okay. You might Do you have a car? Yeah. All right. So, you might have to just put an interlock device that you have to blow into for 6 months. Okay. You'll be able to go to work. You'll be able to go to work. You'll be able to go to school. I understand. But do you understand where I'm Yeah. I knocked the [ __ ] down. Yeah. Somebody called you and you get 16 and because you have a good come here and I put myself in a [ __ ] for somebody who was [ __ ] drinking all night. Because you have a good heart because of my sister. Because you have a good heart. I wake the [ __ ] up. Act like it's my fault. Take response. I'm not All right. So listen, this officer is just going to check to make sure you got no contraband or anything on you real quick, okay? Just give her the same respect that you've been showing me. The stupidest [ __ ] mistake of my [ __ ] life. It'll be the the last and only time. People check my history and I have no history. No car accident, no nothing. I believe you. I take the fault because the stupid [ __ ] people related to businessments. Court records indicate that on January 225, Veronica was found guilty of operating under the influence and careless drivingments. As a result of being found guilty, Veronica had to use an ignition interlock device for 3 months, spent 12 hours at an intoxicated driver resource centerments and pay a total of a 23 in fines. The other three citations were dismissed as part of a plea agreement. It's not me. I'm I get it. I get it. I get it. But you're stuck here, so I get it. So, just give this officer a couple minutes. Okay. Whatever. Yep. Good. How are you? Long time no see. I know. It's been forever. What's up, sir? What's going on? How you doing?