Maid Arrested Again for SECOND DWI After Sleeping in her Car

Previous DWI Arrest

On June 23, 2023 around 7:09 PM, Officer Bradley Pindyck with the Fair Lawn Police Department was initially dispatched to the area of Debruin Drive on a report of an unresponsive female behind the wheel of a 2015 Toyota Rav4. The vehicle was not there when he arrived, but he eventually located a vehicle matching this description in the area of Goldblatt Terrace and Saddle River Road. He activated his lights to initiate a traffic as Officers Lozaia and Castor arrived to assist.

Officer Pindyck made contact with the woman behind the wheel of the car to awaken her, and he instructed her to put the car in park and turn off the ignition. As he was speaking with the woman, who was later identified as Patricia, he detected the odor of alcohol and noticed other signs of impairment. Patricia was then instructed to exit the vehicle and asked to perform field sobriety exercises.

Officer Pindyck started with the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test. Patricia continued to stare ahead straight as the officer moved his finger from side to side, so the test was unable to be completed. The second exercise they attempted was the Walk and Turn test, but Patricia seemed to be unable to put on her shoes and told the officer that she did not want to do any tests. Based on her sleeping in her vehicle, her slurred speech, her lack of balance, and her inability to adequately perform the field sobriety exercises, Patricia was placed under arrest for driving under the influence.

After she was placed under arrest, Patricia was transported to the Fair Lawn Police Department for further processing. Court records indicate that on March 22, 2023, Patricia had previously been arrested for DWI in Ramsey, New Jersey as well. Officer Pindyck read her the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators and asked her to submit breath samples, but Patricia gave an ambiguous answer and was eventually charged a refusal to submit breath samples. Patricia issued the following traffic tickets: Operating under the influence, consent to take samples of breath, and reckless driving

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