Cops: Livingston Man Caught Driving Drunk
The following information was obtained directly from the Chatham Township Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A Livingston man was charged with driving while intoxicated early Sunday morning, police said.
Chatham Township Police Officer Kelly Sretenovic charged Brandin C. Bright, 20, for with driving while intoxicated, failure to keep right and careless driving.
Sretenovic stopped a vehicle on River Road after observing it driving erratically shortly before 2 a.m., according to police.
After Sretenovic spoke with the driver, identified as Bright, and conducted a brief roadside investigation, she placed Bright under arrest for driving while intoxicated, police said.
Bright, who was initially transported to Morristown Memorial Hospital for treatment, was later transferred to the Chatham Township Police Headquarters for processing, according to police.
After he was processed, Bright was charged and released to the custody of a family member, police said. His court date set for July 10 at the Hartley Dodge Memorial Building in Madison before the Joint Court, according to police.
william duffy
10:15 am on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Did the officer forget to charge the driver with under age drinking? Where did he obtain the alcohol?
Mike
2:59 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Since the driver BAC was over the legal limit (0.08%), the offcer can not charge under the under age drinking motor vehicle charge since the driver was legally drunk. Now for the underage criminal offense, the state law applies to under age drinking on public property only. The officer has to prove that the drinking was on public property prior to the charge and in most cases it is private party (like a house party).
Evan
8:11 am on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
people these days...