On March 16, 2024 around 2:40 AM, Officers Shawn Sodora and Aaron Font with the Hoboken Police Department observed a westbound 2021 Honda Accord fail to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Clinton Street and 2nd Street. They activated their emergency lights and eventually stopped the vehicle 2nd Street and Grand Street. As they approached the vehicle, they made contact with the driver, who was identified as 21-year-old Kimberly, along with her 2 passengers. Officer Font asked Kimberly for her license, registration, and insurance. When she was asked where she was coming from, she told him that she was heading home from Tally Ho (215 Washington Street). As he was interacting with the driver, he detected the odor of alcohol and asked Kimberly if she had consumed any alcohol. Kimberly initially denied having consumed alcohol, but a field sobriety officer was called because the officer smelled alcohol. Officer Cynthia Rivera arrived on scene to administer field sobriety exercises. Officer Rivera started with the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test. The second exercise was the Walk and Turn test. During the Walk and Turn test, Kimberly stepped out of line multiple times and did not touch heel-to-toe on each step. The final exercise was the One Leg Stand test, and Kimberly displayed a lack of balance and failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion. Based on her traffic infraction, the odor of alcohol, her admission to consuming alcohol earlier that evening, and her inability to perform the field sobriety exercises, Kimberly was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. The officers waited for the vehicle’s owner to retrieve his vehicle so that it did not have to be towed under John’s Law. Officers River and Seper transported Kimberly to the Hoboken Police Department for further processing. At the police station, Kimberly was read the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators and agreed to submit breath samples for testing. The Alcotest machine in Hoboken malfunctioned, so they transported her to the Port Authority Lincoln Tunnel precinct. That machine also malfunctioned so they transported her to the Union City Police Department. Upon completion at the Union City Police Department, her Alcotest results indicated a BAC of 0.17%, which was more than double the legal limit of 0.08%. Around 6:30 AM, Kimberly was released to a sober adult pending her court appearance after he signed the Potential Liability Warning form on Kimberly’s behalf. Officer Font issued her the following summonses: Operating under the influence, reckless driving, and failure to obey stop/yield signs ------------------------------------------ Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and consider supporting this channel (email us for more information). Donations will be used to acquire more public footage related to law enforcement activities. Our content is educational and 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. 2001, c. 404). 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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