On May 6, 2023 around 2:40 AM, Patrolman Brian O’Keefe with the Holmdel Township Police Department observed a rented 2021 Volkswagen Atlas being driven in an erratic manner on Route 34 northbound near Schanck Road before nearly colliding head-on with his patrol car and subsequently striking a guardrail on the opposite side of the road. He activated his emergency lights and made contact with the driver, who was later identified as Kayla. As he made contact, he noticed that the airbags had deployed and he cut the front side airbag with a knife before Kayla exited the vehicle. Kayla exited the vehicle and he asked her to explain what happened. As he was speaking with Kayla, he observed indicators of impairment. Kayla admitted to consuming alcohol earlier that evening in Asbury Park. An ambulance was initially called, but Sergeant Christopher Cherney informed Patrolman O’Keefe that he would cancel it because Kayla claimed that she was not injured and declined further medical attention. Based on his suspicion of impairment, Patrolman O’Keefe asked Kayla to perform field sobriety exercises. Patrolman O’Keefe started with the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test. The next exercise was the Walk and Turn test, and Kayla failed to walk in a straight line and touch heel-to-toe on each step. The final exercise was the One Leg Stand test, and Kayla failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion while using her arms for balance. Based on the traffic accident, her indicators of impairment, and her inability to adequately perform the field sobriety exercises, Kayla was placed under arrest for driving under the influence. Patrolman O’Keefe transported her to the Holmdel Township Police Department for further processing. At police HQ, Patrolman O’Keefe read her the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators, but she refused to submit breath samples for testing. After he finished processing her, she was released to a sober adult pending her court appearance after she signed the Potential Liability Warning form on her behalf. Patrolman O’Keefe issued her the following traffic tickets: Operating under the influence, refusal to submit to breath testing, consent to take samples of breath, reckless driving, careless driving, failure to keep right on highway with single lanes, failure to keep to right side of road, unsafe lane change, obstructing passage of other vehicles, and delaying traffic ------------------------------------------ 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. 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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