Bridgeton Blotter - 3 DWIs with ICE retainers

Bridgeton Blotter - 3 DWIs with ICE retainers

Tuesday, September 28, 2010
BRIDGETON

* Horacio V. Jimenez, 28, of American Avenue, was charged Friday with driving while intoxicated - he was also found to have an outstanding arrest warrant for hindering his own prosecution - after he allegedly drove his vehicle into a parked vehicle in the parking lot of De Olde Towne Tavern, on Pearl Street.

Jimenez allegedly pulled into the parking lot, hit the stationary vehicle and parked his car before entering the bar. A security guard at De Olde Towne Tavern reportedly witnessed the collision and called the police. Jimenez was found with a BAC over the legal limit of .08.

Officials estimated the damage to the parked car is worth less than $500.

Jimenez was lodged in Cumberland County Jail on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer.

* Carman Diaz, 23, of South West Avenue, in Vineland, was charged Saturday with driving while intoxicated following a reported hit and run.

A motorist traveling on East Avenue, near Wood Street, in Bridgeton, contacted police stating the vehicle in front of him appeared to be moving erratically.

The erratic vehicle turned onto Irving Avenue and police followed. A parked vehicle in the path of the pursued car was found with heavy rear damage. The driver was eventually stopped on Irving Avenue, just outside Bridgeton city limits.

Diaz's BAC was allegedly more than double the legal limit of .08, according to police. The front end of his car sported heavy damage.

He is lodged in Cumberland County Jail on an ICE detainer.

* Juan M. Sanchez-Padilla, 42, of Faison Lane, in Fairfield Township, was charged Saturday with driving while intoxicated after he allegedly crashed into a house on the 200 block of Hamilton Street. He had reportedly been traveling south on West Avenue, when he crossed the intersection of Hampton Street, hitting the residence and its gas meter.

Sanchez-Padilla was taken to an area hospital for chest and shoulder bruises and later cleared. No others were injured. No BAC test was administered due to blood being taken at the hospital.

Damage to the house was estimated at "well over" $500, according to police.

Sanchez-Padilla is lodged in Cumberland County Jail on an ICE detainer.