On January 9, 2023 around 1:21 AM, Patrolman Scott Macmillan with the Byram Township Police Department observed a 2010 GMC driving in an erratic manner on Route 206 and Route 183. He initiated a traffic stop and made contact with the driver, who was identified as Carrie. Carrie told Patrolman Macmillan that she was a chef and she was heading home from work. Patrolman Macmillan asked her if she had anything to drink, and she admitted to probably consuming 1 beer before operating a motor vehicle. Based on his suspicion of impairment, he called for another officer to come on scene and administer field sobriety exercises. After the other officer arrived on scene, Carrie was asked to exit he vehicle and perform field sobriety exercises. The first exercise was the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test. The second exercise was the Walk and Turn test, and Carrie did not touch heel-to-toe on each step and failed to keep her hands at her sides. The final exercise was the One Leg Stand test, and Carrie failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion while nearly falling over. Based on her erratic driving, her admission to drinking, and her inability to perform the field sobriety exercises adequately, she was placed under arrest for DWI. Patrolman Macmillan transported her to the Byram Township Police Department for processing. Carrie was read Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators and she agreed to submit breath samples, but they were unable to get an adequate sample because she claimed to be sick and she was coughing. She was then asked to consent to a blood draw, but she refused. As a result of her refusal, the officers obtained a warrant to compel a blood draw, and Patrolman Macmillan transported her to Newton Medical Center to obtain a blood sample. Carrie was subsequently transported back to the Byram Township Police Department. Carrie was issued citations from both Byram Township and Stanhope because they observed violations committed in both jurisdictions. She was eventually released pending court appearances in both the Andover Joint Municipal Court (for Byram Township) and the Stanhope Municipal Court. She was issued the following summonses: Operating under the influence (39:4-50), reckless driving (39:4-96), careless driving (39:4-97 from Byram Township), improper use of high and low headlight beams (39:3-60), and careless driving (39:4-97 from Stanhope) Court records indicate that on April 19, 2023, Carrie pleaded guilty to operating under the influence and she had to pay a total of $690 in fines, her license was revoked for 4 months, and she had to spend 12 hours at an intoxicated driver resource center while using an ignition interlock device for 3 months. The other citations from Byram Township were dismissed as part of a plea agreement. Carrie also pleaded guilty to careless driving and improper use of high and low headlight beams in the Stanhope Municipal Court and a total of $380 in fines. ------------------------------------------ Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and consider supporting this channel (email us for more information). Donations will be used to acquire more public footage related to law enforcement activities. Our content is educational and in compliance with YouTube's Fair Use Policy because we edit several long clips into a concise story. This is similar to other law enforcement channels on YouTube. All videos and case documents were obtained pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (P.L. 2001, c. 404). Defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty. The New Jersey Supreme Court has previously affirmed in Salzano v. North Jersey Media Group, 993 A.2d 778 (2010) that “The fair-report privilege reflects the judgment that the need, in a self-governing society, for free-flowing information about matters of public interest outweighs concerns over the uncompensated injury to a person's reputation.” This video advances a compelling public interest, and some parts were blurred extensively in order to make appropriate redactions before being publicly shared. The summary of events was based on records that are “open to public view through open access to public records” as defined in the Salzano case. In Ramos v. Flowers, 429 N.J. Super. 13, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court has also affirmed the right to film law enforcement interactions.

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