Drunk Man Gave Cigarette, Supermarket Discount Card As ID: Hackettstown Police

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ— While a supermarket discount card might get you savings on snacks, a Hackettstown man proved it will not save you from an arrest. Hackettstown Police said a man provided them with a Weis Markets discount card and a single cigarette as identification during an investigation.

A bar patron at Bea McNally’s flagged down police around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday after noticing a man in a parked car with cuts on his eyes, lips and hand, police said. Another witness told police they'd seen the man fall out of his car.

When police asked the man for identification, he allegedly handed them a cigarette and a Weis Markets discount card. Eventually he gave police his actual ID, which showed he was Kris Freund, 64, of Hackettstown.

Freund refused to take a breath test after an officer noticed the smell of alcohol, police said.

He was charged with driving while intoxicated, refusal to submit to breath test, careless driving, unlicensed driver and failure to exhibit registration card. He was released with a pending court date.

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