2 Drivers Get Pulled Over – Woman Gets Arrested for DWI, Man PASSES FSTs (Part 1)

On February 26, 2024 around 1:03 AM, Sergeant Michael Gramlich with the Lambertville Police Department was stopped on North Franklin Street and Route 179, and he observed 2 vehicles apparently following each other being driven in an erratic manner. A white pickup truck was following a 2022 Hyundai Elantra on Bridge Street and they entered onto Route 165 before turning left onto Route 518. Sergeant Gramlich activated his lights to initiate a traffic stop, and both vehicles pulled into the Gasco station at 32 South Franklin Street. Sergeant Gramlich made contact with the driver of the pickup truck, who was identified as Zachary. Around this time, the female driver of the Hyundai Elantra, later identified as Jacqueline, also exited her vehicle.

As he was speaking with the male driver, he detected the odor of alcohol and the driver admitted to consuming 2 beers in New Hope, Pennsylvania. The male was instructed to exit the vehicle and asked to perform field sobriety exercises. The male would eventually pass the field sobriety exercises and be permitted to drive away, but he was still issued a summons for Reckless Driving.

As Detective Vincent Albani arrived on scene to assist, he went to speak with the other female driver as Sergeant Gramlich was performing field sobriety exercises on the male driver of the pickup truck. Jacqueline denied consuming any alcohol before operating a motor vehicle, but she exhibited indicators of impairment such as slurred speech and bloodshot and watery eyes. After some hesitation, Jacqueline agreed to perform field sobriety exercises as well.

Detective Albani started by asking her to recite the alphabet from “A” to “Z.” The second exercise was the One Leg Stand Test, and Jacqueline failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion and did not count aloud as instructed. The third exercise was the Walk and Turn test. During the Walk and Turn test, Jacqueline did not touch heel-to-toe on each step, took an incorrect number of steps, and raised her arms for balance. The final exercise was the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test, and Detective Albani observed the lack of smooth pursuit, distinct and sustained nystagmus at maximum deviation, and the onset of nystagmus prior to 45 degrees..

Based on Sergeant Gramlich’s account of her erratic driving, the odor of alcohol, her slurred speech, and her inability to perform the field sobriety exercises in a satisfactory manner, Detective Albani placed Jacqueline under arrest for driving while intoxicated. She was transported to the Hunterdon County Sheriff’s Department for further processing. At the Hunterdon County Sheriff’s Department, Detective Albani read her the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators, but she refused to submit breath samples for testing. Jacqueline was then transported back to the Lambertville Police Department, and after the officers were finished processing her, she was released to Zachary (the male driver who passed the field sobriety tests) pending her court appearance after he signed the Potential Liability Warning form on her behalf. Detective Albani issued her the following summonses: Operating under the influence and refusal to submit to breath testing

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