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reported it to the Morris County communications center around for 03 a.m. Sergeant Scott herchik located a black 2021 Jeep Cherokee that was facing north in the southbound lane of Southern Boulevard the gear was not Park and the driver was asleep behind the wheel of her vehicle Sergeant herchik made numerous attempts at knocking on her window before she finally awakened he advised her to put the vehicle in park and she complied no you're not you're moving put your foot on the brake put your foot on the brake put the car in Park thank you sorry you have your license yes leave in park leave it in park all right and have your license thank you where you coming from I coming from um Madison I'm sorry I'm looking for my license okay there I have it pleas some how much did you have to drink tonight probably too much okay all right do me a favor turn the car off put the bag on your seat step on out the driver later identified as Melissa was asked for her documents she was not immediately able to locate her documents and she exhibited indicators of impairment when Sergeant herchik asked her how much she had to drink she responded by saying probably too much she would later admit to consuming multiple beers earlier that evening patrolman James lados arrived on scene to assist around this time and based on their suspicion of impairment Melissa was asked to exit the vehicle perform field sobriety exercises all right come to the back of the car stand right there all right life yeah where one of them how you doing tonight ma'am do some tests all right yeah you got any issues with your eyes contacts anything like that no no okay what I want you to do is I want you to look at the tip of my pen just follow with your eyes right the trollman lados started with the horizontal gaze nice St Miss hgn test the second exercise was the walk and turn test during the walk and turn test Melissa did not touch Heel To Toe on each step failed to keep her arms at her sides and took an incorrect number of steps when returning to the starting position the third exercise was the oneel leg stand test during the one leg stand test Melissa failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion and put her foot down before the test was complete patrolman lados offered her an opportunity to attempt the test again but her second attempt was also unsuccessful not your head just your eyes okay yep you understand yep okay ready yep no not your head oh Sor let's try again ready just eyes just try not to move your head okay okay right just follow the tip of the pen 31 down right next thing we're going to do is a walk and turn all right I'm going to tell you what to do I'll describe it I'll do it for you but just you stay here all right y you understand yep all right so you're going to start like this you're going to put your right foot in front of your left just wait till I'm done then yep all right you're going to walk nine steps forward you're take a small turn and then you're going to take nine steps back I want you to keep your hands at your side through the entire test all right okay I'm going to demonstrate and then you can do it okay nine steps forward and NS y just watch okay yep be 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 nine small turn nine steps back okay you understand the test yes okay you ready to try yes all right put your put your uh right foot in front of your left and then you can start the test ready 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 all right just stop all right that's what we're going to do is going to one leg stand okay okay I'll demonstrate that I'll explain it again yes all right and then you can do it okay yes all right so either leg you want you're going to raise six Ines off the ground don't do it yet just listen no I'm just okay I'm preparing okay okay and then you're going to have your toes pointed up okay I want you to keep your hands at your sides during the entire time and I want you to count 1 1,000 2 1,000 3 1,000 until I tell you to stop do you understand on on one leg 1 1,000 yep one leg foot 6 in off the ground toes pointed up okay okay ready okay 1 1 wait hold on look hold on ready I'll demonstrate again look at my feet ready yeah okay like that 1 1,00 2 1,00 3 1,00 4 1 can you count 8 1,000 9 1,000 10 1,000 11 1,000 12 1,000 13 1,000 141,000 151,000 161,000 171,000 181,000 91,000 you can just keep your hands to your sides like I said continue to count though 21,000 211,000 21 put your foot down do you want to try that again sure do do you understand hands at your side okay and then 1 1,000 2 1,000 count all loud okay I'll do it again okay all right whenever you're ready ready sure wait hold on 1 1,000 2 1,000 3 1,000 4 1,000 5 1,000 6 1,000 7 1,000 8 1,000 okay all right I'll do it again no that's okay man' you don't have to based on her falling asleep behind the wheel of her vehicle the odor of alcohol and her inability to satisfactorily complete the field sobriety exercises Melissa was placed under arrest after she was placed under arrest Lieutenant Heather glol with the Morse Township Police Department was called on scene to conduct a search before placing Melissa inside the patrol car her vehicle was impounded by TJ Towing for a 12-hour hold according to John's law patrolman lados transported Melissa to the chadam Township Police Department for further processing all man just turn around turn around Poli has behind back you be placed under arrest all right got anything on you anything on you that's going to hurt meke me check give me a minute what did I fail huh what did I fail you didn't do very well you said that someone else has a female town did I don't know if they're still there try to see you have a person in the car yeah yeah we got a Pur threw the keys that were in the cup holder into the purse I don't know if they house keys or not yeah they is the def is there anything else cell phone then the purse which I believe your cell phone's probably in there okay is there anything else in the car that you need tonight um can I just look or I think it's the Ian the phone and the phone in your bag turn your back um I can't believe thisen can all want you come on over to my car over here just wait over by my car here so we get you out of the road a little bit we can hang out right here for now if you want is this going to be published in like the papers AER I can't it's not it definitely is what's that it definitely is definitely is what going to be publishing the papers no it's not no paper no I was trying to hard any I understand that put this right here for now okay so there's it looks like house keys your wallet's in there all right I don't know if the cell phone was in there if it's not in here where would it be um it was in the center console I think I don't see the cellone in here here yeah there's lot of [ __ ] where you headed to um where do you live where thaton Millington yeah okay where were you coming from um mad okay just wonder cuz you're going this way yeah millington's I know I was supposed to make the okay what's your name Alissa what's your last name your last name I mean I can look at your license I was just asking yeah I'm trying to decide which one to give you w I just thought I was married um waiting for my new one in the mail my my license that I have now is spenton okay and I don't really want to tarnish my new name got it yeah seat you're you're going to be under arrest okay we're going to go back to the police station we got to do some we'll pay for work and then have somebody try to come pick you up okay what did they say more St I didn't he and did they say they have one or no they're double checking they don't is my name I don't know what time the lieutenant gets off oh okay is your name what and he always like under for being arrested yeah I don't think so I didn't me the lieutenant from she come thether you're coming from Madison you said yeah I feel terrible um so I get to the station I have to call someone yeah but we have to do some tests first and some paperwork and then you can call somebody when we're all done and then they come I'll pick you up if they want my mom who whoever is an adult I mean family member Fu how old are you you're 20 31 31 okay yeah so you know an adult going to kill me car Rister to you sorry is the car registered to you the car ride is is that is it registered oh yes you have your insurance and stuff in the in your bag um not in my bag but I think in the car in the in the um glove box okay promise it's my car [ __ ] it's going to help me I am yeah I don't know nothing I say we'll get say anything but it's fine I I didn't mean any harm to anyone that's fine I'm sure you me I just can't believe sing a cler on my arms like what well someone called saying you're someone called and said you're on the wrong side of the road and your car's on the wrong side of the road oh okay in the intersection here so where you coming from tonight M drinking anywhere bar um we were out we came back to medicine but we were not there drinking we were in bridgew and we got to ride back there and then I was just trying to get home water yeah GRE re yeah is that what the wrist band is probably yeah and um we got a ride back and then I what were you drinking today beers just beers just beers and I needed a point just drink beers and there wasn't how many it was a lot a lot of beers yeah give me I won't I won't lie about that but it was like like all the way through 6 to 10 around around that range around that range probably um what's going to happen to me you're going to get processed at the police station and then released and then you're going to get a court date and you're going to have to go to court am I going my name Po in the newspaper no we're not I'm not publishing your name anywhere so I don't know what else will happen but I I don't think your name's getting published anywhere you're going to get a ticket for drunk driving yeah you're going to have to go to court give me a ticket let me go to court so mortified my husband is he's he's going to murder me I don't think that's going to happen he might murder me if I'm dead you guys will be at the card scene of my of my dad I'm just saying I'm I'm joking but I'm not but I'm just trying to like understand what I'm looking against a court date you got to go to court and they'll figure it out there it's not going to be in the newspaper I I don't control the newspaper I'm not controlling the newspaper I'm telling you I'm not writing it the police we're the police yeah we arrest we don't write the papers but you know I don't think anybody ra yeah I don't think so I saw my ex got a DUI like yeah and I stopped it so I know that it gets published okay well be here in like a minute or she okay [ __ ] I'm just going to get my back you sh all right is it that happens MH well someone be here shortly and then get headquarters your paperwork fin the processing make it P all right for is this going to be in the paper I can't promise but we haven't put anything in the paper in a while you know I didn't like mean any harm no it's just that's why I say it happens no but it happens it's not okay but as long as you realize that right I do I toly do I just like I feel terrible guy from dunin was over there I think the car's locked yeah says that my car smells like a chipsy you think that yep definitely smells better than a lot of people's car why does this I'll give you that much tell me I didn't like air freshener I was just wondering you no it does why know I literally want to treat it in I don't want do you eat a lot of hi everybody how you doing hi man how are you hi hi Lieutenant glit come on over here for me real quick I'm just going to search you all right is anything in your pocket that's going to sck me or hurt me or anything like that no that's not the right answer definely not okay do you have any needles no knives bobby pins okay nothing all right turn out for me you can take that back if you want I'm just going to step you down here and I'm going to lean you against the car step down one step down there you go just here there you go all right can you spread your lights for me apart please all right do you have anything in any of your pockets no you do not sound sure about that answer I was wondering where my phone was but they have all right that's the only thing all right that makes me feel a little bit better communication is key you can like it and you can put your hands together a little bit so they're not as uncomfortable there you go be uncomfortable um got it you're welcome Sergeant you like right here you want just buckling her so I don't have to reach in there I can sure is that thank you all right turn and put your butt in first it makes it easier to sit down so you don't hurt yourself there's the to and then I'm going to lean across you and I'm going to grab if you can get it I mean we're right down the road seat belt sorry all right good luck thank you you're welcome what's up uh I don't know we can talk about that once we get back to the police station 4519 County don't be scared it's all right everything will be fine we transporting 1011 one adult female star miles 1551.1 459 County ending miles 1515 1.9 TJ got the car I'll be clear I got here all right just watch there a curb here can help you good she's a girl got it all right walk right up to that officer the light [Music] up um yeah you want to which hand do you write with your righty you right actually Chris can you do me a fav yep right in my car on the in the front passenger seat on top there's my ticket book can you grab that it's either on top or like in the front little you'll see the ticket Books Okay just grab the most recent one all right how about it I'm just going to go in your purse and get your ID okay is it in your little purse here you you can find the corner your driver's license my phone yeah we have that my ID and credit card we're in the okay it's like a case got it in the back section here oh yeah it is in the meantime I'm going to read you your Miranda Rights okay you have the right to remain silent anything you say or do can and will be used against in cour of law you have the right to talk to a lawyer or advice before we ask you any questions questions and to have him him/ her present during the question if you cannot afford to hire a lawyer and one will be appointed to you to represent you before any questioning if you wish if you decide to make a statement or answer any questions without a lawyer present you will still have the right to stop answer answering at any time you will also have the right to stop answering at any time until you talk to a lawyer I have read you understand if the right as I'm reading up to you yes okay so we're going to go through one by one you're going to initial each one you can read them all to yourself and then you're going to sign then there okay over here I'll get you thank you uh [Music] did you lock it back up or no no yeah yeah figure that out yeah April 5th April 5th you know what time we came in uh 3 minutes ago here's her she great answerer to talk is our first name again Mel Melissa today is now 24th the 24 25th 25th I think it's the 24th 25th screw oh my gosh why can't I get in here you said your your last name just changed it's not this one you just get married recently or okay so what's your just use that one yeah but if it's your legal name now we have to use what's on your did you get a new driver's license yes okay w w a TTS is that it's not don't worry about the papers whatever it's is update our arm this you put our DM under yeah most L yeah yeah when the time in the out test you guys do an hour before the time that's the time be listed there it's an hour before daylight savings daylight savings remember for the time of arrest me yeah everything's going be so instead of four something it'll be three something yeah okay it's all on the that piece of paper hanging up 440 444 right go all right are you sick at all sick illness no okay are you under the care of a doctor I don't as I put the right time uh you taking any any medications nothing else no okay do you have diabetes are you injured at all all right uh what kind of alcohol did you drink tonight beer beer where say green um and about how how many beers was six five well you said six you said six to 10 out there that's why we were just trying to figure probably like five when I was there five five near there anything after I prob they had one before one before okay um and when you were having those five about how long in between each 10 minutes 20 minutes half an hour let's see yeah it's 4 40 two prob like every hourish maybe a little okay um but what time did you have your first drink um 8 8:00 last night okay and when did you have your last one I'm not entir like did the bar did Theo bar close when you guys were there or did you leave before the bar closed okay maybe 12 12 okay you take any drugs tonight no what was the last time you ate and what was it um probably around six or seven add a burger burger okay it's going to come out thought she got her address it's not current okay umai is it okay that's not what my license no but that's you changed it in the DMV so it comes up here where were you born what's your phone number and you said you are married now okay have been that J like that it doesn't tell me if you're married or not cuz you were saying that you had a different last name from here that's why I didn't know under it's under it's under Watts great it has to be that's your name so what exactly is under that just the police report H I'm just asking what does that mean what the police report it's just documenting that you were arrested tonight so when you go to court things like that our findings from what happened tonight yeah you so you're arrested right now so you have to go to court and they'll find you guilty or not guilty that's pretty much it New Jersey it's a traffic violation so you're going to get a ticket you're going have to go to court and then the judge is going to face whatever the the punish off of and like what is it most realistically you that's that's the that's the legal system that's the the court and the the the prosecutors kind of where the of that like a ticket have you had a DWI before so penalties range from just paying a fine and having points on your license to getting your license suspended that's entirely up to the the legal system to the for one and it goes in we we can't I can't tell you what the it alls it all depends if there's a press release which I I don't think there will be do now like all that is out of our hands I can't tell you one way or the other for that well anything yes can't do anything um when do you just mind doing like like entering a little more in here for a rest I'll start the 20 minute observation so we can get this done yeah you got can go out first I'll hang out [Music] here at the station Melissa was read the standard statement from motor vehicle operators and she agreed to submit breath samples her Alco test results indicated a back level of 0. to 2% which was almost triple the legal limit of 0.08% after they were finished processing Melissa she was released to her mother pending her court appearance she signed the potential sharl warning on Melissa's behalf patrolman lados issued Melissa the following citations operating Under the Influence and careless driving court records indicate that on January 4th 2024 the citation for operating Under the Influence was dismissed however she was found guilty of careless driving as a result of being found guil guilty of careless driving her license was revoked for 30 days and she had to pay a total of $240 in fines cell phones watches take her I got it I got to put your bag out here okay yeah we're going to start 20 minutes yeah I'm going to take it all I'm just letting them take their stuff out first good no phone no watches no radio cameras no that's not like a smart watch no how about you do you have like a smart watch Fitbit none of that stuff okay this