Air Duster Girl Arrested Again for DWI After Crashing While Impaired

Prior DWI Arrest

Around 12:22 AM on April 2, 2025, Patrolman Michael Bettelli with the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department responded to the jug handle of Route 46 West and Parsippany Boulevard on a report of a motor vehicle crash. He arrived on scene and observed that a 2011 Subaru Legacy that had struck the curb and become disabled on the grass. Witnesses told him that there were air duster cans inside the car and that she may be impaired. He then made contact with the driver of the Subaru, who was identified as Jenna Matthews.

As he was speaking with Jenna, he immediately observed indicators of impairment. Based on his suspicions, he called for first responders as well as additional officers. There were 2 air duster cans visible on the middle console, but Jenna denied inhaling from them. Patrolmen Jamie Mendez and Esterlin Estevez arrived on scene shortly afterwards. Jenna was evaluated by first responders and initially declined to be transported to the hospital. The officers then asked her to exit the vehicle and placed her under arrest for DWI.

After Jenna was placed under arrest, she told the officers that she was feeling dizzy and she wanted to be transported to the hospital. She was escorted to the ambulance rig and transported to St. Clare’s Hospital in Denville. Her vehicle was subsequently impounded for a 12-hour hold according to John’s Law. A search of her vehicle revealed the presence of 16 different air duster cans comprised of 7 different brands.

At the hospital, Jenna consented to submit to a blood test. Two vials of her blood were collected by a nurse, placed in a blood kit container, and placed in a refrigerated evidence locker at police headquarters. She was eventually discharged from the hospital and released to her mother pending her court appearance after she signed the Potential Liability Warning form on Jenna’s behalf.

Jenna was issued the following traffic tickets:

-Operating under the influence

-Reckless driving

-Careless driving

-Driving with a suspended license

-Improper passing of a street car

-Traffic on marked lanes

-Failure to possess driver license

-Failure to possess driver insurance card

-Failure to possess driver registration

-Parking prohibited

Jenna was also criminally charged with inhaling a toxic chemical to become intoxicated (2C:35-10.4B(1)) and possession (2C:36-2A).

Jenna had previously been arrested for DWI in Boonton, New Jersey on January 20, 2025. Jenna was later arrested again for shoplifting (2C:20-11B(1)) and inhalation of a toxic chemical (2C:35-10.4B(1)) in Riverdale, New Jersey on May 20, 2025.

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