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New Jersey Cop Charged With DWI And Assault By Autos

By Lependorf & Silverstein

A police officer in Plainfield is in trouble after he reportedly crashed into two other vehicles while he was driving drunk on the highway. According to a news report in the The Star Ledger 38-year-old Rodney Sanders has been charged with third-degree assault by auto in the July 31 incident. Officials say his blood alcohol level was almost thrice the legal limit. According to the news report, the officer was driving a 1999 GMC Yukon Denali on the highway when he struck the rear of a pickup truck. Police reports say that as Sanders then tried to pass that truck, he hit another car. Drivers of both cars struck by Sanders were injured and one of them was seriously injured. Sanders, who was not seriously injured, refused medical services on the scene...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on October 15, 2007 (boomark / email).