Former Cop’s Wife Arrested for DWI After Drunkenly Crashing Into Neighbor’s Car

Around 8:18 PM on October 19, 2025, Patrolman Kevin Finucan with the Union Beach Police Department first responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash on Scholer Drive. He made contact with the driver of a Jeep Wrangler, and she was identified as Kimberly Hoadley. He could see that the Jeep had struck a parked car at what seemed like a high rate of speed. The owner of the vehicle was her husband, a former police officer.

Kimberly denied consuming any alcohol earlier that evening, but the officers detected the odor of alcohol and observed indicator of impairment. Based on their suspicions of impairment, Kimberly was asked to perform field sobriety exercises. Her poor performance on the field sobriety exercises confirmed their suspicions of impairment.

Based on the motor vehicle crash, the odor of alcohol, and her inability to satisfactorily complete the field sobriety exercises, Patrolman Finucan placed Kimberly under arrest for driving under the influence. The vehicle she was driving was impounded for a mandatory 12-hour hold under John’s Law. Patrolman Finucan transported Kimberly to the Union Beach Police Department for further processing.

At the Union Beach Police Department, Kimberly was read the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators, and agreed to submit breath samples. When the officers were finished with processing her, Kimberly was released to a sober pending her court appearance after she signed the Potential Liability Warning form on Kimberly’s behalf.

Patrolman Finucan issued Kimberly the following traffic citations:

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

-Reckless driving (39:4-96)

-Careless driving (39:4-97)

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

On December 17, 2025, Kimberly pleaded guilty to operating under the influence. As a result of her guilty pleas, Kimberly had to spend 12 hours at an intoxicated driver resource center, use an ignition interlock device for 3 months, and pay a total of $640 in fines. The other 3 citations were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.

Court records indicate that Kimberly has a prior arrest for shoplifting (2C:20-11B(2)) in Neptune Township, New Jersey on September 10, 2010. She pleaded guilty to that charge on October 14, 2010 and had to pay a total of $541 in fines. This was preceded by another allegation of shoplifting (2C:20-11B(1)) in Keyport, New Jersey on September 1, 2008. She pleaded guilty to that charge as well on February 18, 2009 and had to pay a total of $783 in fines.

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