Trooper Who Hit Lincroft Woman Admits He'd Been Drinking

Monmouth County, NJ - A New Jersey state trooper who rear-ended a Lincroft woman admitted in court Tuesday he’d been drinking when the Oct. 26 accident occurred.

Sgt. First Class Michael Roadside told the judge he had “approximately nine beers” before the accident, reports NJ.com. While driving his marked police cruiser, he rear-ended Lincroft resident Kimberly Wilson at about 2 p.m. in the Monmouth service area off the Parkway. Wilson said she immediately called 911 because Roadside’s speech was slurred, he was having trouble walking and his uniform was on inside out.

He also offered her $1,000 not to report the accident, she said. She refused.

The trooper pleaded guilty to one charge of drunken driving Tuesday, NJ.com reported. He remains suspended from the state police pending an internal investigation.