Crime & Safety
Driver Hits Utility Pole; Charged with DWI
The following information was obtained directly from Middletown Township Police Department records. It does not indicate a conviction.
After getting into an accident in Middletown, in which a utility pole was struck, causing a car to flip on its side, the driver was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and other related charges.
On Aug. 19 at 2:10 a.m., Patrolman Stephen Greenwood responded to the area of Route 35 and Cherry Tree Farm Road in reference to a report of a motor vehicle crash.
Upon arrival the officer located a vehicle lying on its side after it had rolled over after striking a utility pole.
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Officer Greenwood assisted the driver, identified as Jennifer Healy, 41, of Liberty Place, in the West Keansburg section of Hazlet, out of the vehicle.
Officer Greenwood then conducted an investigation, which resulted in Healy being arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, careless driving and failing to maintain a lane of travel.
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She was transported to Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, for treatment and was released pending a court date.
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