Drunk Girl Crashes Into the Woods While Texting her Ex

Around 1:30 AM on March 30, 2025, Sergeant Sean Varady and Patrolmen Patrick Davis, Thomas Micklos, Collin Robertazzi, and Jakob Miller with the Berkeley Township Police Department responded to the intersection of Pinewald Keswick Road and Double Trouble Road on a report of a vehicle that had crashed into a tree. Patrolman Davis arrived on scene around 1:35 AM and observed that a red 2017 Honda Accord had driven off the road and become disabled about 150 feet into a wooded area.

The driver of the vehicle was soon identified as Alexiss Garza. She admitted to the officers that she was texting with her ex at the time of the crash. She was then escorted over to an ambulance rig so that she could be evaluated by first responders.

As he was speaking with her in the ambulance rig, Patrolman Davis detected the odor of alcohol and observed other indicators of impairment. He completed the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test and asked her to recite part of the alphabet and count backwards. These tests indicated impairment. Alexiss was eventually asked to exit the vehicle and perform field sobriety exercises, and she initially hesitated to do so. However, she eventually performed the Walk and Turn and One Leg Stand tests. Following the field sobriety exercises, the officers determined that Alexiss was impaired, and placed her under arrest for DWI.

Alexiss was transported to the Berkeley Township Police Department for further processing. Her vehicle was subsequently impounded for a 12-hour hold according to John’s Law. At police headquarters, Alexiss was read the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators, and agreed to submit breath samples. Her Alcotest results indicated a BAC level of 0.101%, which was above the legal limit of 0.08%.

After the officers completed their paperwork, she was eventually transported back to her grandfather’s residence. She was released to her grandfather pending her court appearance after he signed the Potential Liability Warning form on Alexiss’s behalf.

Alexiss was issued the following traffic tickets:

-Operating under the influence (39:4-50)

-Reckless driving (39:4-96)

-Careless driving (39:4-97)

-Traffic on marked lanes (39:4-88b)

-Use of hand-held wireless telephones (39:4-97.3)

Court records indicate that Alexiss has previously been arrested for criminal trespass (2C:18-3B) in Seaside Heights, New Jersey on August 28, 2022. She has also been arrested for possession (2C:35-10A(4)) in Denville Township, New Jersey on July 14, 2014.

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