Woman Arrested for SECOND DWI After Crashing Into a Porsche

Around 10:29 PM on July 27, 2024, Patrolman Keith Smith with the Barnegat Township Police Department first responded to report of a motor vehicle accident on the access road of 945 W Bay Avenue near the intersection with CR 105 (Lighthouse Drive). Patrolman Smith arrived on scene and noticed that a black 2017 Acura TSX had struck a black 2014 Porsche Cayenne. He initially made contact with the driver of the Acura, who was identified as 25-year-old Shauna. He then made contact with the 27-year-old driver of the Porsche after Patrolman Joel Sawyer arrived on scene to assist.

She told Patrolman Sawyer that she was arguing with her boyfriend while she was looking at her phone, and as a result she struck the vehicle in front of her. While she initially told the officers that she was coming from the Wawa nearby, she would later tell the officers that she was heading home from Mickey’s Tavern in Tuckerton. She admitted to consuming one-and-a-half Blue Moon beers. Based on the odor of alcohol and her other indicators of impairment, the officers asked Shauna to perform field sobriety exercises.

Patrolman Sawyer started with the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test. During the HGN test, he observed the lack of smooth pursuit, 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, Shauna failed to touch heel-to-toe on each step and walked backwards when returning to the starting position. The final exercise was the One Leg Stand test. During the One Leg Stand, Shauna failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion and put her foot down before the test was complete.

Based on the motor vehicle crash, her admission to consuming alcohol, and her inability to satisfactorily perform all field sobriety exercises, Shauna was placed under arrest for driving under the influence. Her vehicle was impounded for a mandatory 12-hour hold under John’s Law. Patrolman Sawyer transported Shauna to the Barnegat Township Police Department for further processing.

At the station, the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators was read to Shauna, and she refused to submit breath samples. After the officers were finished with processing Shauna, she eventually released to her father after he signed the Potential Liability Warning form on her behalf.

She was issued the following citations:

-Operating under the influence

-Refusal to submit to chemical test

-Reckless driving

-Use of hand-held wireless telephones

Court records indicate that Shauna has previously been arrested for DWI in Southampton Township, New Jersey on December 7, 2020.

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