DWI Driver Possessed Billy Club: Denville PD
A 62-year-old Morristown man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Tuesday, June 10, authorities said.
At 8:16 p.m., officers responded to a report of a drunk driver, locating him on Route 46 near Franklin Road, Denville police said. Ronald Roccasecca, the driver, was under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and was found to be in possession of a billy club, police said.
Roccasecca was arrested and charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, driving while intoxicated, driving vehicle without an interlock device, reckless driving and other traffic offenses.
Former Nypd Officer Charged In Fatal DWI Crash In Cornwall: AG
A former NYPD officer is facing a felony manslaughter charge in connection with a fatal crash on Interstate 87 in Orange County that left a motorcyclist dead, officials said.
Kevin Richmond, age 43, of Highland Mills in Orange County, was arraigned Tuesday, June 17, in Newburgh City Court on a charge of second-degree vehicular manslaughter in connection with the July 2023 crash, which happened in Cornwall, the New York Attorney General’s Office announced on Tuesday.
The charges stem from a deadly crash that happened just after midnight on Thursday, July 27, 2023. Prosecutors say…
DWI Jefferson Twp Driver Found Unconscious Slumped Over Steering Wheel: Police
A 32-year-old Jefferson Township man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Saturday, June 7, in Denville, authorities said.
At 4:52 p.m., Paul Rankin Jr. was found unconscious slumped over the steering wheel on Franklin Road near the Route 46 traffic light, Denville police said.
Police knocked on the driver’s window to wake him up, officers said. While speaking with Rankin, officers discovered he was under the influence of narcotics, police said, and a search found him to be in possession of heroin, crack cocaine, crack smoke pipes, hypodermic needles and other drug par…
DWI Driver Trapped After Crashing Into Tree: Holmdel PD
A 56-year-old Holmdel man had to be extricated from his vehicle after he crashed into a tree while driving drunk on Tuesday, June 3, authorities said.
At 4:25 p.m., a 2021 Jeep, operated by George Vellios, was traveling southbound on Holmdel Road when it crossed into the northbound lane, left the roadway and struck a tree, Holmdel police said.
Vellios was removed from the vehicle by the Holmdel Fire Department and was transported to a nearby hospital, police said.
Vellios was charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving, among other traffic offenses, police said.
