Woman Tests Almost 4 TIMES LEGAL LIMIT (0.314%) After SECOND DWI Arrest

FIRST DWI Arrest

Around 7:30 PM on October 13, 2023 Officers Jonathan Sinchi, Chris Fernandez, Alex Sanchez, and Paul Alvarado with the North Bergen Police Department responded to a report of a 2-vehicle accident with airbag deployment on 46th Street near Smith Avenue. EMS South was on scene first and they were rendering aid to the driver of the Honda Civic, who would later be identified as 28-year-old Nerylix. As Officer Sinchi arrived on scene, he observed that a 2021 Honda Civic that was headed eastbound had apparently struck a 2021 Nissan on the left and subsequently struck a 2015 Mustang on the right. Officer Sinchi spoke with the owner of the Mustang at the scene and noticed that the vehicle had sustained significant damages on the front driver side.

After speaking with the owner of the Mustang, Officer Sinchi went over to speak to Officer Fernandez, and he told him that the 28-year-old driver of the Honda Civic had admitted to drinking. He then went to speak with Nerylix, and he noticed that her eyes were red and glassy, her speech was slurred, and he detected the odor of alcohol. Nerylix admitted to consuming alcohol at her friend’s house in the hours prior, but it was evident to him that she was understating the amount that she had consumed. Nerylix also told Officer Sinchi that another vehicle had struck her from behind, which caused her to strike the parked Mustang.

Based on her apparent injuries, the officers decided to not administer field sobriety exercises. Officer Sinchi advised her that EMS would be transporting her to the hospital. As they were headed to Palisades Medical Center in the ambulance rig, Officer Sinchi informed Nerylix that she was under arrest for driving under the influence and handcuffed her to the stretcher. He asked for consent to obtain a sample of her blood, and she initially agreed.

Once they arrived at the hospital, Nerylix refused to give consent to take samples of her blood for testing. As a result of her refusal, Officer Fernandez contacted an Assistant Prosecutor, who subsequently obtained a warrant for her blood from Judge Lilia A. Munoz. Officer Fernandez then came to the hospital to provide the nurse with the warrant forms, and a blood sample was taken. Officer Sinchi placed the sample in the property and evidence refrigerator at police headquarters. Nerylix was eventually released to the care of a nurse at Palisades Medical Center after he was given a copy of the Potential Liability Warning form.

When the blood test results came in from the New Jersey State Police Office of Forensic Sciences, they reported that her ethyl alcohol level was at 0.314% (g/100ml), which was almost four times the legal limit of 0.08%. When she was previously arrested for DWI in Lodi, New Jersey in July of 2022, her Alcotest result at the time indicated a BAC of 0.31% as well. Officer Sinchi issued Nerylix the following summonses: Operating under the influence, refusal to submit to chemical test, and reckless driving

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