New Jersey: ALLEGED DWI DRIVER SLAMS INTO CAR — 4 NJ COPS HURT
Four Manchester Police Officers and another man were injured when the driver of a Ford Explorer hit them and their cars, leading to a DWI arrest on Thursday night.
At around 11:13 p.m. Patrolman Gavin Reilly and members of the Manchester Township Police Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Team pulled over a 1997 Ford Explorer on Route 37 east near Northampton Boulevard in Toms River, Manchester Police said.
Then, about 26 minutes later at 11:39 p.m., while officers were conducting their investigation a Ford Expedition heading east struck the stopped Explorer, police said.
As the crash was occurring, the officers had the driver of the Explorer outside of the vehicle and under arrest. Several officers were also outside of their cars near the Explorer at the time of the collision.
The driver of the Expedition, 39-year-old, Christopher Zarro of Manchester, immediately stopped after the collision and got out of his vehicle, police said.
Zarro did not appear to be injured and refused medical treatment, but he was found to be under the influence, police said. He was arrested and charged with DWI by Toms River Police.
The four injured Manchester Township Police officers in the crash are Sgt. Richard Mazza, Ptl. Christian Nazario, Ptl. Gavin Reilly and Ptl. Peter Manco.
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