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Obnoxious Bartender Arrested for DWI After Work in Hillsborough Township, NJ
Transparency Bodycam | 2024-12-11
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Around 9:56 PM on October 20, 2024, Corporal James Sakers III with the Hillsborough Township Police Department was headed eastbound on Camplain Road near Concord Street. As he was driving eastbound, he observed a 2020 Honda Civic tailgating him and swerving across lanes. He moved aside to let the ve...
Around 9:56 PM on October 20, 2024, Corporal James Sakers III with the Hillsborough Township Police Department was headed eastbound on Camplain Road near Concord Street. As he was driving eastbound, he observed a 2020 Honda Civic tailgating him and swerving across lanes. He moved aside to let the vehicle pass him before activating his emergency lights and initiating a traffic stop on Camplain Road near Lexington Street. He called in the traffic stop and exited his patrol car to make contact with the driver, who was identified as 25-year-old Alison. From the moment he initially made contact, Alison was uncooperative and refused to follow his orders to stay in the vehicle. Alison told him that she was heading home after working as a bartender. Corporal Sakers called for another officer to arrive on scene to administer field sobriety exercises. Officers Vincent Gennaro and Joseph Randazzo arrived on scene to assist a few minutes later. Based on the officers’ suspicion of impairment, Officer Gennaro administered field sobriety exercises to determine whether she was safe to drive. The first exercise was the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test, but she kept moving her head so he could only confirm 4/6 indicators of impairment. The second exercise was the Walk and Turn test. During the Walk and Turn test, Alison did not touch heel-to-toe on each step, took an incorrect number of steps, and counted incorrectly. The final exercise was the One Leg Stand test. During the One Leg Stand test, Alison failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion, did not count in the correct sequence, and put her foot down before the test was complete. Based on her erratic driving, the odor of alcohol, her admission to consuming alcohol, and her inability to satisfactorily complete the field sobriety exercises, Alison was placed under arrest for driving under the influence. After she was placed under arrest and placed in the patrol car, her vehicle was impounded for a 12-hour hold according to John’s Law. Officer Gennaro transported Alison to the Hillsborough Township Police Department for further processing. At the Hillsborough Township Police Department, Alison was read the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators, and she agreed to submit breath samples. Her Alcotest results indicated a BAC level of 0.15%, which was nearly double the legal limit of 0.08%. While they were processing Alison, she made some concerning remarks and they were obligated to transport her to the hospital. Officer Gennaro placed her in the patrol car and began to transport her to the hospital, while Corporal Sakers and Officer Randazzo followed behind him. Based on her uncooperative nature, she eventually had to be removed from the vehicle so that she would not harm herself further, and the officers called for an ambulance to arrive on scene and transport her to the hospital. She was eventually placed on a stretcher and Officer Gennaro rode with her in the ambulance rig as they transported her to the hospital. Her belongings and citations were brought to the hospital, and she was released into the care of hospital staff. Alison was issued the following citations: Operating under the influence, reckless driving, careless driving, following too closely, traffic on marked lanes, failure to exhibit insurance card, and failure to exhibit driver’s license ---------------------------------------------- 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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