Sassy Woman Arrested for DWI After Throwing Bottles and Driving

Around 2:50 AM on May 12, 2025, Officers Zachary Guido and Trevor Thomas with the Hoboken Police Department were dispatched to the vicinity of 14th Street and Sinatra Drive on a report a few loud individuals who were drinking and throwing bottles before getting into a vehicle. Officers eventually observed a white 2009 Chevrolet Impala matching the caller’s description pulling into a parking lot on the 1400 block of Newark Avenue. They initiated a traffic stop and made contact of the driver at the Speedway gas station located at 1401 Willow Avenue.

The driver was identified as 23-year-old Destiney Mathis. As Officer Guido was speaking with her, he detected the odor of alcohol and observed other indicators of impairment. Basen on his suspicion of impairment, he asked Destiney to exit the vehicle and perform field sobriety exercises.

Officer Guido started with the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test. The second exercise was the Walk and Turn test. During the Walk and Turn test, Destiney did not touch heel-to-toe on each step and turned improperly. The final exercise was the One Leg Stand test. During the One Leg Stand test, Destiney failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion and did not count aloud in the correct sequence.

Based on the report from the caller, her indicators of impairment, and her inability to satisfactorily complete the field sobriety exercises, Destiney was placed under arrest for driving under the influence. A search of her vehicle incident to arrest yielded an open container of tequila. After she was placed under arrest, the vehicle was impounded for a 12-hour hold according to John’s Law. The officers transported Destiney to the Hoboken Police Department for further processing.

At police headquarters, Destiney was read the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators, but she refused to submit breath samples. After the officers were finished with their paperwork, Destiney was released to a sober adult pending her court appearance after they signed the Potential Liability Warning form in Destiney’s behalf.

Destiney was issued the following citations:

-Operating under the influence

-Reckless driving

-Consent to take samples of breath

-Refusal to submit to chemical test

-Open container

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