Around 10:48 PM on January 4, 2025, Officer Shane Daly with the Verona Police Department responded to report of a motor vehicle accident on Lakeside Avenue near the intersection with Bloomfield Avenue. He arrived on scene and observed that a 2023 Honda HR-V had struck a 2017 Hyundai Tucson. He first made contact with the driver of the Honda, who was identified as Sulah Lee. He then made contact with the driver of the Hyundai to get her account of events. Sergeant Aaron Seubert and Officer Marcos Czupak arrived on scene to assist shortly afterwards. As the officers were speaking with her, they observed indicators of impairment. Sulah acknowledged having 3 drinks earlier that evening. Based on the officers’ suspicion of impairment, Sulah was asked to exit the vehicle and perform field sobriety exercises. Sergeant Seubert started with the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test. The second exercise was the Walk and Turn test. During the Walk and Turn test, Sulah did not touch heel-to-toe on each step, turned improperly, and did not return to the starting position. The final exercise was the One Leg Stand test. During the One Leg Stand test, Sulah failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion and put her foot down before the test was complete. Based on her motor vehicle crash, her admission to consuming alcohol, and her inability to satisfactorily complete the field sobriety exercises, Sulah was placed under arrest for DWI. After she was placed under arrest, her vehicle was impounded for a 12-hour hold according to John’s Law. The other driver was able to drive away from the scene. Sulah was first transported by Officer Czupak and Sergeant Seubert to the Cedar Grove Police Department for further processing. She was read Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators, and she agreed to submit breath samples. Her Alcotest results indicated a BAC of 0.20%, which was more than double the legal limit of 0.08%. After they were finished processing Sulah, she was eventually released to a sober adult pending her court appearance after they signed the Potential Liability Warning on Sulah’s behalf. Officer Daly issued Sulah the following traffic citations: -Operating under the influence (39:4-50) -Reckless driving (39:4-96) -Careless driving (39:4-97) Court records indicate that on June 5, 2025, Sulah was found guilty of operating under the influence. As a result, she had to pay a total of $383 in fines. The other 2 citations were dismissed as part of a plea agreement. ------------------------------------------- Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and consider supporting this channel (email us for more information). Our content is shared for educational and news gathering purposes. We are 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. 2024, c.16). 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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