21-Year-Old Arrested for DWI After Tailgating and Improperly Passing Another Car

Around 12:27 AM on September 2, 2024, Officer Dennis Cameron with the Demarest Police Department was headed south on Knickerbocker Road and he observed a dark van being closely followed by silver 2020 Toyota Camry. As he turned around and began following the Toyota Camry, the vehicle crossed over the double yellow lines, improperly passed the van, and continued heading northbound. Around this time, Officer Cameron activated his emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop. The driver pulled over on Knickerbocker Road near the intersection with Durie Avenue in Closter. He notified dispatch about the traffic stop and made contact with the driver, who was identified as Bryanna.

As he was approaching the vehicle, her boyfriend told Officer Cameron that he knew Bryanna, but he was instructed to keep driving. As he approached Bryanna, he detected the odor of alcohol. Bryanna was asked for her documents, but she was unable to locate all of her documents. She continued to communicate with her boyfriend on the phone and search for her documents for a few minutes before Officer Cameron instructed her to exit the vehicle. Based on his suspicion of impairment, Bryanna was asked to perform field sobriety exercises.

Officer Nolasco also arrived on scene to assist around this time, and Officer Cameron asked Bryanna how much she had to drink. Bryanna told the officer that she was headed home from a work event and admitted to consuming 1 drink before operating a motor vehicle. Officer Cameron started with the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test. During the HGN test, Officer Cameron observed the lack of smooth, distinct and sustained nystagmus at maximum deviation, and the onset of nystagmus prior to 45 degrees. The second exercise was the Walk and Turn Test. During the Walk and Turn test, Bryanna failed to touch heel-to-toe on each step. The final exercise they attempted was the One Leg Stand test, and Bryanna failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion and put her foot down before the test was complete.

Based on her erratic driving, the odor of alcohol, her admission to consuming alcohol earlier, and her inability to complete the field sobriety exercises, Bryanna was placed under arrest. After she was placed under arrest, her vehicle was impounded for a 12-hour hold according to John’s Law. Officer Cameron transported Bryanna to the Demarest Police Department for further processing. At the station, he read her the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators and she agreed to submit breath samples. Her Alcotest results indicated a BAC of 0.11%, which was over the legal limit of 0.08%.

After they were finished processing Bryanna, she was released to her boyfriend’s mother pending her court appearance after she signed the Potential Liability Warning on Bryanna’s behalf. Officer Cameron issued Bryanna the following citations: Operating under the influence, reckless driving, careless driving, improper passing, following too closely, traffic on marked lanes, and driving an unregistered motor vehicle

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