Woman Blows OVER DOUBLE the Limit After Lying about Only Having 2 Drinks

Around 9:10 PM on July 12, 2025, Officer Logan LaRue with the Mantoloking Police Department was on patrol on Barnegat Lane and he observed a southbound gray 2024 Jeep Wrangler speeding excessively as he was headed northbound. He turned around and followed the vehicle over the Mantoloking Bridge. As he was following the vheicle on the bridge, he observed the driver swerving across the solid white fog line. After they crossed the bridge into Brick Township, he activated his emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop on Route 528, and the driver pulled over near Trader's Cove Marina. He notified dispatch about the traffic stop and made contact with the driver, who was identified as Danielle Wyant-Bilotti.

As he approached Danielle, he detected the odor of alcohol from the vehicle. She told Officer LaRue that they had left the Patio Bar in Point Pleasant Beach and that they was headed to Toms River. Both her and her passenger admitted to drinking earlier that evening, and Danielle admitted that she had consumed 2 drinks. Based on his suspicion of impairment, Danielle was eventually asked to exit the vehicle and perform field sobriety exercises after Lieutenant Gregory Popaca arrived on scene to assist. Her poor performance on the field sobriety exercises confirmed the officer's suspicion of impairment.

Based on her erratic driving, the odor of alcohol, her admission to consuming alcohol earlier that evening, and her inability to satisfactorily complete the field sobriety exercises, Danielle was placed under arrest. After she was placed under arrest, her vehicle was impounded for a 12-hour hold according to John’s Law. Officer Gargaloni transported Diona to the Mantoloking Police Department for further processing. At the station, she was read Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators and she agreed to submit breath samples. Her Alcotest results indicated a BAC of 0.174%, which was over the legal limit of 0.08%. After they were finished processing Danielle, she was released to a her neighbor Jerry Savastano pending her court appearance after he signed the Potential Liability Warning on Danielle’s behalf.

Officer Larue issued Danielle the following citations:

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

-Reckless driving (39:4-96)

-Speeding (39:4-98.19 )

-Maintenance of lamps (39:3-66)

Court records indicate that Danielle had previously been arrested for DWI in Jackson Township, New Jersey on June 3, 2016. As of April 25, 2026, this particular case from Mantoloking is still pending in the Mantoloking Municipal Court.

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