Around 3:03 AM on July 26, 2025, Officer Nasir Willey with the Hoboken Police Department was on patrol in the 100 block of Washington Street. A black 2019 Tesla Model 3 exited its parking spot aggressively and nearly struck his patrol car. He activated his emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop, and the driver pulled over. The driver of the Tesla, later identified as 22-year-old Joniyah Cardenas, admitted to consuming alcohol earlier that evening. As he was speaking with her, Officer Willey detected the odor of alcohol and observed an open container of Casamigos tequila inside the vehicle. Based on her indicators of impairment, Officer Domenick Allegretta was called to the scene to administer field sobriety exercises. Officer Allegretta started with the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test. The second exercise was the Walk and Turn test. During the Walk and Turn test, Joniyah did not touch heel-to-toe on each step, turned improperly, and took an incorrect number of steps when returning to the starting position. The final exercise was the One Leg Stand test. During the One Leg Stand test, Joniyah failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion and displayed a lack of balance. Based on her erratic driving, the odor of alcohol, her indicators of impairment, the open container inside the vehicle, and her inability to satisfactorily complete the field sobriety exercises, Joniyah was placed under arrest for driving under the influence. After she was placed under arrest, the vehicle was impounded for a 12-hour hold according to John’s Law. Officer Willey transported Joniyah to the Hoboken Police Department for further processing. At police headquarters, Joniyah was read the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators, but she agreed to submit breath samples. Her Alcotest results indicated a BAC level of 0.13%, which was nearly double the legal limit of 0.08%. After the officers were finished with their paperwork, Joniyah was released to a sober adult pending her court appearance after he signed the Potential Liability Warning form on Joniyah’s behalf. Joniyah was issued the following citations: -Operating under the influence (39:4-50) -Reckless driving (39:4-96) ---------------------------------------------- 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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