On April 27, 2024 around 9:30 PM, Corporal Michael Yeo with the Bernards Township Police Department was dispatched to the Exxon gas station at 545 Martinsville Road on a report of a 2023 Dodge Durango that had struck a light pole after exiting the eastbound ramp of Interstate 78. According to the report, the vehicle had stuck on the concrete median and was stuck for several minutes until a passerby on the exit ramp assisted the driver out of the vehicle and a gas station attendant moved her car into the Martinsville Exxon parking area. Corporal Yeo arrived on scene at 9:35 PM and made contact with the gas station attendant, who informed him that the woman did not seem injured but definitely under the influence. He then made contact with the driver of the Dodge Durango, who was identified as 34-year-old Nicole. As he was speaking with Nicole, he detected the odor of alcohol and noticed that her eyes were bloodshot and watery. Nicole was asked to explain what happened, but she denied striking the pole. When he asked her how much she had to drink, she indicated that she had consumed a good amount. Based on her level of impairment, field sobriety exercises were not even attempted. Corporal Yeo placed Nicole under arrest, and retrieved her documents from the vehicle while Officer Gregory Gengaro placed her in the patrol car. Nicole was transported to the Bernards Township Police Department for further processing. At the Bernards Township Police Department, Officer Tim Polizzi arrived to assist shortly after Nicole was placed in the cell. Corporal Yeo read her the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators, and she eventually agreed to submit breath samples for testing. Breath test 1 indicated an EC Result of 0.386% and IR Result of 0.397%. After a few failed attempts, Breath test 7 indicated an EC Result of 0.411% and IR Result of 0.417%. After making their calculations based on established NCIC tolerances, the final result was a BAC of 0.38%, nearly 5 times the legal limit of 0.08%. Nicole was unsteady and she fell in the holding cell, but declined to be transported to the hospital. After she was processed, she was released to her father pending her court appearance. Based on her extraordinary level of intoxication, her father was permitted to come inside the station to take custody of her. Officer Polizzi, along with her father, escorted Nicole through the sally port all the way to his Maserati before deactivating his body worn camera. Corporal Yeo issued Nicole the following summonses: Operating under the influence (39:4-50), careless driving (39:4-97), failure to obey traffic signal (39:4-81(A)), and delaying traffic (39:4-56) ------------------------------------------ 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, and some parts were blurred extensively in order to make appropriate redactions before being publicly shared. 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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