Around 3:55 AM on June 7, 2024, Officer Hanz Brady with the Elmwood Park Police Department responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a 2020 Hyundai Accent that had struck a parked 2013 Toyota Rav4 on a residential street. The driver of the Hyundai was identified as 21-year-old Sofia and the owner of the Rav4 was asleep in her home at the time of the crash. Sofia told the officer that she had left work at Hoboken and she was headed home. First responders arrived on scene to evaluate Sofia, but she declined further medical attention. Officer Castellanos, Officer Griffin, and Lieutenant Sudol arrived on scene to assist shortly afterwards. The officers made contact with a male inside the residence in front of the parked Rav4, and he informed the officers that his sister was the owner of the vehicle. The officers later asked Sofia if she had anything to drink, she admitted to consuming alcohol earlier that evening. Based on their suspicion of impairment, Sofia was asked to perform field sobriety exercises. The officers started with the Walk and Turn test. During the Walk and Turn test, Sofia failed to touch heel-to-toe on each step and while not counting aloud. The second exercise was the One Leg Stand test. During the One Leg Stand test, Sofia failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion and did not count in the correct sequence. The final exercise was the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test. Based on the motor vehicle crash, her admission to consuming alcohol, and her inability to satisfactorily complete the field sobriety exercises, Officer Brady placed Sofia under arrest for driving under the influence. Her vehicle was impounded for a 12-hour hold according to John’s Law. Officer Brady transported Sofia to the Elmwood Park Police Department for further processing. At police headquarters, Sofia was read the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators, and agreed to submit breath samples. She was transported to the Fair Lawn Police Department for the administration of the breathalyzer. Her Alcotest results indicated a BAC level of 0.20%, which was more than double the legal limit of 0.08%. Sofia was later transported back to the Elmwood Park Police Department and released to a sober adult pending her court appearance after he signed the Potential Liability Warning form on Sofia’s behalf. Sofia was issued the following citations: Operating under the influence, operating under the influence underage, reckless driving, careless driving, and failure to maintain lane ---------------------------------------------- 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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