Woman Arrested for SECOND DWI within a Week

Previous DWI

Around 7:05 PM on March 7, 2024, Patrolman Daniel Kirkbride with the Magnolia Police Department observed the driver of a 2005 Hyundai Elantra swerving on White Horse Pike as they were approaching Evesham Road before running a red light at the intersection. Based on the traffic infraction, he activated his emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop. The driver pulled over on W Evergreen Avenue in the neighboring town of Somerdale.

The driver was identified as 29-year-old Alyssa, and Patrolman Kirkbride asked for her documents. He detected the odor of alcohol inside the vehicle as he was speaking with her, and Alyssa was unable to provide her documents. Based on his suspicion of impairment, he called for Patrolman Brick Wilce to come on scene and administer field sobriety exercises.

Patrolman Wilce arrived on scene a few minutes later and asked Alyssa to recite the alphabet from “C” to “Y” without singing. Alyssa was unable to recite the alphabet in the correct sequence. Based on their suspicion of impairment, Alyssa was asked to exit the vehicle and perform field sobriety exercises. Despite the officer’s request, Alyssa ultimately refused to perform field sobriety exercies.

Based on her erratic driving, the odor of alcohol, and her unwillingness to perform field sobriety exercises, Patrolman Kirkbride placed Alyssa under arrest for driving under the influence. A search of her vehicle incident to arrest yielded multiple open containers. The vehicle that she had been driving was impounded for a mandatory 12-hour hold under John’s Law. She was transported to the Magnolia Police Department for further processing.

At the Magnolia Police Department, Alyssa was read the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators and she refused to submit breath samples for testing. She also refused to answer questions. After the officers were finished with their paperwork, Alyssa eventually released to a sober adult after he signed the Potential Liability Warning Form on Alyssa’s behalf. She was issued the following summonses: Operating under the influence, refusal to submit to chemical test, reckless driving, careless driving, failure to possess driver license, failure to possess driver registration, failure to possess driver insurance card, traffic on marked lanes, stop at failed traffic light, and open container

Court records indicate that Alyssa had previously been arrested for DWI in Barrington, New Jersey about a week earlier after causing a car crash. Her BAC level following that arrest was 0.16%, which was double the legal limit. She also has another DWI arrest in Haddon Heights, NJ from July 15, 2023.

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