Man Arrested for DWI After Hit-and-Run Crash at Over DOUBLE the Legal Limit

On July 7, 2024 around 12:28 AM, Officers Marvin DeJesus and Anthony Rutkowski with the Hoboken Police Department initially arrived at the parking lot located at 23 Hudson Street on a report of a driver of a 2021 GMC Yukon who had attempted to flee the scene of an accident after striking a parked 2020 Jeep Compass and 2024 Nissan Sentra. The officers made contact with NJ Transit Police Officer Ventura since he was already on scene, and they would later learn that Officer Candia was the first person to make contact with him after witnesses in front of Pig & Parrot were telling him that he could not leave. Officer Andrias Bonilla arrived on scene shortly afterwards and made contact with the driver of the GMC, and he was identified as 22-year-old Jefferson Sanchez.
Jefferson told Officer Bonilla that he was coming from Fat Taco, a bar in Hoboken. He admitted to consuming alcohol before operating a motor vehicle, and he had previously admitted this to the NJ Transit Police officers as well. Based on the motor vehicle accident and their suspicion of impairment, Officer Bonilla asked Jefferson to perform field sobriety exercises. Jefferson refused to perform field sobriety exercises, and Officer Bonilla placed him under arrest for driving while intoxicated. His vehicle was impounded for a mandatory 12-hour hold under John’s Law, and Officers DeJesus and Rutkowski transported him to the Hoboken Police Department for further processing.
At the Hoboken Police Department, Officer Bonilla read him the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators, and he agreed to submit breath samples. His Alcotest results indicated a BAC of 0.19%, which was more than double the legal limit of 0.08%. After he was processed, he was released to a sober adult at 3:59 AM pending his court appearance after they signed the Potential Liability Warning form on her behalf. Officer Bonilla issued Jefferson the following summonses: Operating under the influence, reckless driving, and leaving the scene of an accident.
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