Repeat DWI Offender Caught Driving with Suspended License

Her SECOND DWI Arrest in Hazlet

Her THIRD DWI Arrest in Middletown

Driving with suspended license AGAIN

Around 2:15 AM on January 7, 2023, Patrolman Kevin Connor with the Highlands Police Department stopped a 2010 Toyota Camry for weaving between the lanes and driving without functioning headlights. He proceeded to make contact with the woman sitting in the driver’s seat, who was identified as 40-year-old Joelle Casale. When he asked for her license, registration, and insurance, Joelle informed Patrolman Connor that she had just lost her license.

As Patrolman Connor returned to his patrol car to run the registration, Patrolman Wojdylak arrived on scene to assist. He asked Patrolman Connor whether the passenger was wearing his seat belt, and asked Patrick to provide his driver’s license. Joelle’s passenger Patrick Horniacek was not wearing his seat belt. Court records indicate that he had been arrested by Highlands Police in December of 2019 for disorderly conduct and he has also received at least 6 previous tickets in New Jersey for failing to wear a seat belt. When Patrolman Connor ran her registration along with Patrick’s license, it was revealed that BOTH of their driver’s licenses were suspended at the moment. However, neither one had any active warrants for their arrest.

As Patrolman Connor and Patrolman Wojdylak were conversing, they did not seem to know why Joelle’s license was suspended. However, records indicate that Joelle had been arrested for her first DWI in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey on August 3, 2022 and her second DWI in Hazlet Township, New Jersey on October 26, 2022. He told Patrolman Wojdylak that he did not detect the odor of alcohol in the vehicle, although this traffic stop was conducted at 2:25 AM on a Saturday following a Friday night. Therefore, no field sobriety tests were administered.

After Patrolman Connor ran Joelle’s information, he decided to not arrest her or impound the vehicle. Joelle was issued a summons for driving with a suspended license and told to find a ride home. Court records indicate that on March 21, 2023, Joelle pleaded not guilty to driving with a suspended license, and the citation was DISMISSED in court based on prosecutorial discretion.

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