DWI Charges In Holland Tunnel Crash That Injured 3 Cops: PD

JERSEY CITY, NJ — The young woman from Queens was driving drunk when she critically injured a Port Authority police officer last week near the entrance to the Holland Tunnel, striking him with her vehicle, as well as injuring two Jersey City police officers, said the Hudson County prosecutor.

Amandeep Tiwana, age 27, of Flushing, New York, has been charged with Driving While Intoxicated and additional upgraded charges after her blood alcohol test determined she was over the legal limit.

She was arrested without incident just after 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5 in Harrison.

Additionally, Tiwana was charged last week with fourth-degree assault by auto, and that charge has now been upgraded to a second-degree offense. In addition to being over the legal alcohol limit, Hudson County Regional Collision Unit investigators believe Tiwana was speeding.

The Port Authority Police Officer, Peter Siano, III, remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition at the Jersey City Medical Center. Both Jersey City police were treated at Jersey City Medical Center for minor injuries.

Patch wrote about the crash when it happened: Just after midnight last Tuesday, April 28, police say another driver overturned her vehicle on eastbound Route 139 (depressed highway) leading through Jersey City into the Holland Tunnel.

While Officer Siano and three Jersey City police were securing the initial crash scene and doing traffic control, Tiwana — who was heading eastbound into the Holland Tunnel — struck the median divider, struck a JCPD radio car, and also struck Officer Siano causing serious bodily injuries.

She has also been charged with multiple motor vehicle offenses, including reckless driving, speeding, unsafe lane change, failure to obey traffic restrictions during emergency conditions, disregard of officers directing traffic, and committing a disorderly act during an emergency.