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Please like, subscribe, and consider supporting our channel. The full raw, uncensored, no narrations, no captions, and an edited version of this body cam footage can be found in the description below. Please consider joining our Patreon. Subscriptions and donations will be used to acquire more public footage related to law enforcement activities. It really helps us do original fulllength reporting like this. Sharing this video serves a compelling public interest because it is intended to illustrate the consequences of driving under the influence and discourage others doing so. Defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty. Thank you all for the support. I just find like this said with her boyfriend and uh she just came or something. >> All right, hold on. >> A minute ago can in her hand like I don't know if it's whippets or not. [Music] Hi miss. Hi. >> How are you? You mind shutting off the caram headquarters. Can you start medics possibly being under the influence? Don't know. Around 12:20 a.m. on April 2nd, 2025, patrolman Michael Batelli with the Paribney Troy Hills Police Department responded to the jug handle of Route 46 West and Parcany Boulevard on report of a motor vehicle crash. He arrived on scene and observed that a 2011 Subaru Legacy that had struck the curb and become disabled on the grass. Witnesses told him that there were air luster cans inside the car and that she may be impaired. He then made contact with the driver of the Subaru who was identified as Jenna Matthews. >> Miss, can you shut off the car? >> If you could send me another unit, >> car. Yeah. Miss. >> Yes. >> What's going on? >> I was I was vehicle >> 104. It's going to be New Jersey Bravo 91 uniform Victor Sierra. >> Miss, what's going on? >> I was on my way back from Okay. Hurry. >> On your way back from where? >> On an accident. You got in an accident? >> Yes. >> Adam or excuse me, four Adam. Are they altered requiring paramedics? >> 104. I don't know if it's under the influence or >> I'm not. >> If not, it looks like there is some sort of aerosol can. So, I don't know if she was using that. >> I'm not the I'm not >> Where are you coming from? >> My house. >> Okay. Where do you live? Um, >> have you been drinking tonight? >> No. >> You take any drugs, prescription medications? >> No. >> I was on my way back to my house. >> Okay. You seem out of it. What's going on? >> I just I I hit I just was in a accident. Accident? >> Yeah. >> All right. Yeah, I know. It looks like you uh you ran up over the curb here. As he was speaking with Jenna, he immediately observed indicators of impairment. Based on his suspicions, he called for first responders as well as additional officers. There were two air duster cans visible on the middle console, but Jenna denied inhaling from them. Patrolman Jaime Menddees and Estherland Estavves arrived on scene shortly afterwards. Jenna was evaluated by first responders and initially declined to be transported to the hospital. The officers then asked her to exit the vehicle and placed her under arrest for DWI. >> Yeah. >> All right. Well, we're going to get you checked out by paramedics. Okay. Okay. >> All right. >> I'm sorry. >> What did you guys see exactly? >> So, I'm sorry. >> Sorry. >> No, go ahead. You go. I was just driving through the uh U-turn and she just I don't know like she was wobbling and she just drove over the curb and you know the car just stopped. >> Okay. >> And I think I I just called out a couple of times like you know man her but I couldn't hear anything. I was afraid of getting out of the car. I just called in and these guys came in then we actually walked over. >> Miss just sit still. All right. Don't go looking around for anything. >> No I was just trying to Okay. >> All right. Just sit still. >> Just be careful. You got some kind of >> Yeah, I I see it over there. I don't know if that's Was it blue? >> Yes. >> Miss. >> Yes. >> All right. Just sit still. All right. >> Okay. >> It was in her hand. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> She was We were on the window quite a bit. She was out. >> Yeah. She was like I said, she came to like a three car with a four car. >> It might have been more like 30 seconds. Just sit still. All right. [Music] >> What's in the aerosol can? >> Who's in the other car? >> That's them. >> All right. You guys can take over. >> Yeah, you guys are good. Thank you. I appreciate it. >> Appreciate it. >> Good night, guys. Make sure you're safe. >> Thank you. >> Thanks. Thanks for what you guys do, man. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Hope you guys are safe. >> Miss, >> just keep that in the front seat. Stop touching stuff. >> Thank you very much, >> ma'am. >> Yes. >> Just pay attention to me. All right. They said that she was driving, saw her wobbling, she went over um they saw her with this aerosol can in her hand. >> I see it. Um I don't know exactly the blue one. >> Yep. >> Were you inhaling the air the air duster? >> No. >> No. >> So, >> it's it it's just it was car. >> Hi. How are you? >> I'm okay. >> I'm trying to pull off. I hit >> the um >> active right now. >> I'm okay. I'm okay. >> Okay. Car is not in park, but I shut off. >> Can you step out? >> All right. Can you step out for me and put your Gatorade bottle down? >> Can you stop drinking for a second? I don't you ran the car all around. >> Can I put it in park? >> Yeah, please. Or put the emergency brake on. >> Just pull the emergency brake up. Pull your emergency brake on the vehicle. >> There you go. You're good. You can step out. >> Do anything else. >> Step out. >> You said you took the keys. >> R. No, no, no. The keys are still in there. I couldn't take it off. >> What's your name is? >> Jenna Matthews. >> Jenna Matthews. >> Does it come back to a >> come back to a dental Matthew? >> No, you just pull over. Stay right here for now. Okay. >> All right. Turn your light off. >> All right. Look, look this way. >> 91 unifor 9 uniforous more fogen a male out of you. Turn the stro off. [Music] >> You wear contacts or eyeglasses? >> A couple of minutes and I'll get you puzzle. >> Okay. >> But I just need a >> All right. I need you to look straight ahead. You see the the tip of this pen right here? I need you to follow this with your eyes and your eyes only. Do not move your head. Okay. You understand that? >> Yes. And you need to stop shaking for a second. I know it's going to be hard, but it's only going to be real quick. All ready. >> All right. You have any medical conditions? >> No. >> All right. Do you live out of your car? >> No. >> All right. Uh, all that puke and stuff all or is that recent or what is that? >> Um, my boyfriend. >> Okay. >> Yeah, you can sit back down. So, how did your car end up here? >> I was just on my way back to my boyfriend's house and I just I hit the I hit something. I hit the curb. >> Okay. Do you have your license on you, miss? >> No, it's at his house. It's >> at his house. Do you have the registration or insurance for the car? >> I don't know. >> Is this your car or his car? >> His car. >> His car. Okay. Where does he live? He lives in uh Pipany. >> Okay. Where in Pipony? Um >> anything with your name on it? >> No. [Music] >> Where do you live? >> What? >> Where do you live? >> I live uh with him. >> With him? >> With him? >> Okay. So, what type of medical conditions do you have? >> I don't have any medical conditions. >> No. Okay. They said the other people saw her with the uh air the air duster on her lap when they pulled up. >> This empty uh air can air salt on the passenger side and then also behind her seat. >> I'm okay. I just need to >> You're far from being okay. >> You Yeah. You remember how you crash? I just I I was driving and then I just my the wheel is very very >> shaky. See what >> Okay, going off me. >> Don't worry about that right now. [Music] Just don't drink that right now. Okay. >> Just don't drink it right now, please. >> What's your name? >> Jenna. >> Is it Jenna or Jennifer? >> Jenna. >> Okay. What's your last name? [Music] >> What's your date of birth? >> 10. And what's your boyfriend's address? >> I didn't get that gentleman's name that pulled up that said he see the camera on her. >> So when I came up, I just saw it in the middle >> and then she >> and then she was just pushing. >> What's the address to your boyfriend? >> What apartment? Um She's saying what she did. >> Just stop. >> What's going on? >> Get her. Got her basic pedigree for now. Yeah, I got the deal number. >> See what? Get deal number and all that stuff. >> Okay. >> I'm sorry. This wheel is very shaky. It made me crash cuz I It's very like um Uh, okay. Um, do you know what this thing is? Hey, if you want to call the desk and ask them to ask for a mirrors there's any hidden runs hitting like a curve or a divider or something cuz she has damage to the passenger side that's not concurrent with this crash. Hello. >> Hang on one second guys. I don't think >> they offend all the way over there. >> Yeah. >> Like this looks like a stop sign or something maybe. And that looks like a guardrail. Front passenger right here. Yep. What's your boyfriend's name? What's >> your boyfriend's name? >> What did he say? >> Talk to me or >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I go whatever route he says. I just don't know how to deal with it properly. >> Yeah. So, like I said, the last time we dealt with it was like under the influence and they charged their >> What's his phone number? >> The same the same. And then basically he has to describe everything. >> Do we still have to do the box and all that stuff? >> No, no box because it's we don't need a DR because of that. We don't do the box. >> She'll answer all my questions. >> Don't worry about it. >> Um Oh, you guys are good. I don't >> Thanks. I just wanted to like figure out what was happening. >> Coming down 46 when we got dispatched. >> Perfect timing. >> It's a weird one for us cuz I never dealt with someone with whippets before. So, I'm trying to figure out how to deal with that. >> Which one? Yeah. >> Like the the air cans upside down >> or the empty do it with the empty uh >> the whipped cream thing. >> Whipped cream. That's what that's when they used to do it back in the day was whipped cream. >> That was a thing back in the day. >> It last for like a couple minutes and then it >> I had a patient with that one. It was interesting. >> I don't even know how to diagnose or anything with that. So I'm like just in limbo right now. You can use uh I had a patient, the one patient, she used um you know the air cleaner for the keyboards. >> That's what she has in the back seat. >> So he called our lieutenant to figure out what what we can do about it. >> I don't know. It's not >> I don't think it's illegal. >> Is it illegal? It's just >> it's impaired driving regardless. It's just like when we do when we do the Emperor driver like we we have a strict protocol like bring them in, do the box, do this, do that. >> She's not going to test positive, right? >> No, >> exactly. Headquarters. You have a picture of this. >> That's weird. But thank you. Have a good night. >> Thanks. I appreciate you. >> So, she is answering my questions appropriately except for that she doesn't know how she got here. like it she's slow to respond >> with some things but >> so the same thing I'm coming up with just like gray area. >> Yeah. So it's like I can't make her go to the hospital. >> Yeah. >> Um because she's able to answer everything appropriately. The only question she got wrong was that it was Wednesday, but she knew that it was April 1st >> 2025. She knows who, you know, where she is. She was going from Walmart to home which is >> but she told she thought she was coming from the boyfriends. >> I think she was >> Walmart and it was closed so she >> so I don't know. >> I got to we got to let him figure out after he talks to lieutenant. >> Yeah. So like I don't know. >> Yeah. She doesn't want to go camp for her either. >> Yeah. >> I mean I'm comfortable RMA her if >> Okay. I'm I'm going on your judgment on this one. What was her name again? >> Jenna seeing >> Jenna. >> How are you feeling now? >> All right. Can you tell me what happened? >> My wheel's really wobbly because it's been it's it's just not it's a it's an old car. >> Okay. >> I just I lost control over it. But I mean, >> okay. Is your wheel usually straight when you're driving? >> What? >> Your wheel when when you're go trying to go straight, is the wheel usually straight or is it crooked to one side? >> It it wobbles to one side. >> Okay. >> Do you want any way you can follow me to the >> Your car's getting tall? >> Your car is disabled for all purposes right now. You're kind of over the curb in a little ditch. That's why I keep asking you so many questions and trying to figure out what's going on. >> That's what happened. >> Uh, now I want you to be very honest. I see the uh the airsoft cans in your car. Are you inhaling them or they're for cleaning? >> No, they're >> And this is more of a medical question that I want to make sure you're okay. >> Yeah. No, I'm not. >> Okay. But do you know what we're talking about when hell in them or is that something you never heard of? >> No. Okay. [Music] Jenn, >> what's your address, my dear? >> I'm going to my boyfriend's house right now. >> I don't care where you're going. I want to know what your address is. Where do you live? >> Yeah, like we can't afford. >> It went under a stop sign and maybe hit a guardrail in the passenger side. What is it there? >> Would you like to go to the hospital? >> I just want to check your post real quick and then >> Jenna, do you remember hitting anything today? Uh, no. Just right here. >> There's a lot of damage to the right side of your car. You hit a guardrail or anything. Or your boyfriend. >> Well, maybe my boyfriend. Like I said, the steering wheel is just messed up. >> You want me to get any vitals? >> Just watch your knee where you're putting it. Watch your [Music] >> When did your boyfriend last take the car out? >> Like right before you take it out or a few hours beforehand? just >> about an hour or two before. >> Was he drunk or under the influence of anything? >> No. >> Did you know if he hit anything and just didn't tell you or >> I don't think so. >> Is this fine? It's 84. >> She's not going, is she? >> No. >> No. >> Okay, my dear. >> She's alert and oriented, too. So we can't make our I'm going to have you sign. Okay. It says that at this time you do not wish to go to the hospital. If anything changes you can call us back. >> Okay. And we will come back and take you to the hospital. Okay. >> What did you say? She's negative. >> So we have the >> 10. Thank you. Uh, I think he got it, but if not, it should be on here. [Music] >> Witness for me, please. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> You can dispatch duty to impound 450 hands. Okay. bag and stuff >> about it. Put it in the >> Just use the same bag that it's in. >> Nah, it's not in a bag. >> All right, ma'am. >> All right. Thank you. >> What I'm going to ask you is to step out for me. >> Camera's recording. >> Okay. >> You can grab my drink. >> No. >> Just uh get over your car, your uh house keys, and your coat. Everything else stays in the car. Okay. I can't bring this. >> No. All right. >> All right. I want you to do me a favor. Open up your coat for me. >> No. Look at me. No. Step over here. Ma'am. >> After Jenna was placed under arrest, she told the officers that she was feeling dizzy and she wanted to be transported to the hospital. She was escorted to the ambulance rig and transported to St. Claire's Hospital in Dendo. Her vehicle was subsequently impounded for a 12-hour hold. According to John's law, a search of her vehicle revealed the presence of 16 different aired ostracans comprised of seven different brands. >> Step over here and you just she just inhaled again. All right. Um, just to be on your start recording >> on your thing. She right before I told her to step out, she took the inhaler out of her hand and she inhaled again. >> What are the side effects of inhaler? >> Uh, not really. Like it just basically slows you down. >> Should we take her to the hospital now that she has >> under? >> Yes, that's fine. >> Stand for a second. >> No, just put handcuffs on her. So we can search you out for that. Please put your hands behind your back for me. You got gloves. >> I don't. >> All right. >> This might be too. >> Keep going. [Music] [Music] Just do a quick pat down and then we go to headquarters. Me will do the rest. All right. Stay stay lean against the car. My officer is going what he's going to do is he's going to use the back of his hand and he's going to just give you a pat down. Make sure you don't have any other cans, any weapons that might hurt him or hurt us. Okay. I just need you to stand still and cooperate in reverse. Spread your feet apart. Let him do his thing. Is there anything on you that's going to poke us? Careful. [Music] Turn around completely. >> Open up the jacket. [Music] >> Make sure I just search. [Music] >> You have a case, right? >> I do. >> All right. >> She had a bag in her pocket before. >> It was the inhaler. Yeah. Ma'am, so you're being uh you're right now you're under arrest for the driving under the influence. You have the right to remain silent anything you can and will be used against you in a court of law. You also have the right to an attorney. You have the right to the attorney to be with you anytime any questions need to be answered. You also have the right to speak to us whenever you feel like it. Um uh just because you're talking to us doesn't mean that you need to um you could stop by anytime and request a lawyer. Do you understand what I said right to you? When we get to headquarters, my office is going to read more the same rights with more details. Do you understand? So, you have the right to remain silent, but you also choose to speak to us. Okay? And you also have the right to speak to a lawyer. Okay? >> Real quick, >> huh? >> We're going to do the pull talks real quick. So, she took a puff in front of us. >> Okay. Make sure she's good. >> I didn't I didn't my Gatorade can my Gatorade bottle. >> Okay, that's fine. >> I was just trying to move out of the way. >> Where's the bottle? >> Right there. Um, Matt, step over here for me. here. Watch him. >> This one's not even open. >> Yeah, that's she's trying to hell. What's in that bag? So, bring that with you. >> On her, right? >> Yeah. So, >> and even if it's in plain view, >> everything in plain view cuz as we do and search to arrest, so everything, all the cans and any drugs that you find is going to go in. I don't want to grab my flashlight. >> See those cans? Grab those. >> Can we make three out of the [Music] >> Are there any more drugs in the vehicle that we need to be aware of? >> That's my anxiety medication. You didn't have my bottle on. >> Okay. [Music] >> Take them all. >> Yeah. >> That's another duster. >> Thank you so much. >> See that Walmart bag? >> Take it out and put everything in there. It doesn't change anything else. >> We're still going to get charged, arrested, everything still. >> No, I know. I just I I feel like I'm very >> Well, what what she's asking right now to go to the hospital. >> All right. So, what happens now is that we take you to the hospital. They're going to do the thing and we're going to stand by you. The whole time we're in the hospital. Just you're slowing down the process. After you're done, we come back to headquarters and we finish what we started. Just because you're going to the hospital to get Allow me to finish. Yeah, that's fine. Just because you're going to the hospital does not evade you from getting charged. Okay? The only thing it's doing is we going to the hospital spending another 3 hours there and then we come back to headquarters and charge you with what need to be charged. Okay. >> I just feel very dehydrated. >> Okay, that's fine. So, what we're going to do is my office is going to go with you. Okay. >> Um, >> you move everything around. There's no more cans. >> Yeah. Go to the passenger side. >> Custody. We are not going to be going to the hospital. [Music] Check underneath the seat. Nothing. Nothing in that cup. All right. So, move this seat forward and check the back seat. There's another cat up there. Adam, is that vehicle going to be a hatchback? >> Notate in your report how disarray the hotel. Sorry, >> it may have been a guard rail on 287. >> All right. Q-tips have anything to do with that? No. >> That's how >> driver did. She was coming back from Walmart. >> All right. You search everywhere. We don't need to really search the trunk for now. >> Yeah. >> Just uh anything around her area. And you search and you move all the stuff around, right? >> All right. Close the door. Let the tow for the tow truck. And I'm going to follow Mendes. We got to move the cars. Matter of fact, move Mendes's car. You have your keys, right? >> Unlock the trunk for me. I'mma put all this stuff in the trunk. You hear me? So, while me and Mendes are in the hospital, head back to headquarters, talk to the lieutenant, do all the charges, write all the tickets, get a print of a driver's license. Um, ask a boyfriend. Does she have a driver's license? >> Her at the house, >> but she has an active one. >> Um, they never said it over the radio. >> All right. So, find out if it's active. If it's not active, find out if a boyfriend knew that if she that she didn't have an act. I'll be there in one second. Come on. Listen. Yeah, we're going to move it. Just hang hang tight until we move everything around. Okay. If it's not active, you asked the boyfriend, did you know that she didn't have a driver's license? Did you lend her a car? Did she take it? Right. Because she took the car without permission, that's a whole different thing. If he gave her the car with the children, >> yes. If he gave her the car knowing that she doesn't have a driver's license, >> cuz he called saying my girlfriend took my my car. >> So, you have to find out if he lend it to her or whatever the case may be. and you go from there. She if he land the car knowing that she didn't have a driver's license, that's a different citation for him and for her. Okay. Uh third second thing, uh find out exactly everything that happened. Write everything down. Write all the cams that were down. Get the license plate from the video. Call the guy. See if he's willing to come in. Uh get a written statement form. I want him to write everything down. And then once we come back to the hospital, so you have you should have all the paperwork that you need. Right. >> Yep. So, it's going to be careless reckless 450. >> Yes. Um we'll we'll talk about the rest when we come back. Just trying to figure out um movement this car. >> I just going to pull it up off of the grass or something. >> Yeah, that's fine. Uh put it He has the key. I just put it in my box. >> Okay. >> Give it to us. put her here. >> At the hospital, Jenna consented to submit to a blood test. Two vials of her blood were collected by a nurse, placed in a blood kit container, and placed in a refrigerated evidence locker at police headquarters. She was eventually discharged from the hospital, and released to her mother pending her court appearance after she signed the potential Shaylight warning form on Jenna's behalf. >> Right here. >> You can put it on the grass. >> Yeah, put it right here. And then I'm going to follow Mendes. >> I'm going to relocate her cop. >> Okay, that's fine. >> You're going to put on the gurnie. >> Okay. Jenna was issued the following traffic tickets. Operating under the influence. Reckless driving. Careless driving. Driving with a suspended license. Improper passing of a street car. Traffic on marked lanes. Failure to possess driver license. Failure to possess driver insurance card. Failure to possess driver registration. Parking prohibited. Don't don't don't pull. >> Ma'am, you've been being very honest with us so far. Listen, >> those pills prescribed to you, you have a prescription to them. >> Yes. >> So, if we ask your boyfriend to bring the bottle, he's going to have the bottle. >> Yes. >> Okay. So, if you're lying to us about the pills, we're going to have a different conversation. Correct. >> Yeah. It's it's in it's in his house. >> What pills are they? >> What? >> Okay. What kind of class is that? >> Cuz I'm going behind them. >> No, I didn't know if you wanted to. >> No, I didn't touch anything. >> Jenna was also criminally charged with inhaling a toxic chemical to become intoxicated to see 35 to 10 point for B1 and possession to C 36 to 2A. Jenna had previously been arrested for DWI in Boon, New Jersey on January 20th, 2025. Jenna was later arrested again for shoplifting to see 211B1 and inhalation of a toxic chemical to see 35 to 10 points one in Riverdale, New Jersey on May 20th, 2025. [Music] >> You think you could fit Yes. You think you could fit right through or Right. There's enough space, right? Cuz I'm going to move my car. >> Oh, yeah. >> You got enough space? >> [ __ ] >> All right. So, just come around for them to hook it. >> You're going to back out? >> Yeah. Just come on to this side. >> What is this? Volunteer? >> I think so. Um
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