Cops: Alleged Drunken Driver Was Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit Before Crash at White Castle

An Independence Township man was arrested Sunday night after crashing his car on the lawn of a business on Mountain Avenue in Hackettstown and found to be well over the alcohol consumption legal limit.

Hackettstown Police responded to 310 Route 182 at 7:49 p.m. Sunday night in reference to a crash, Sgt. Darren Tynan said. When police arrived, they found two men trying to dig out a car that was stuck on the front lawn of the White Castle building, Tynan said.

Police identified the driver as Brian Heubel, 43, and detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage, Tynan said. An investigation revealed Heubel was heading south on Route 182 and attempted pulling into the business’s driveway because another vehicle was following him too closely, Tynan said.

In doing so, Heubel drover over the curb, a snow bank, and then came to a stop on the front lawn, Tynan said.

Heubel was given a field sobriety test, which he failed, and was then transported to police headquarters, where his blood alcohol content was measured at .21, Tynan said. The legal limit is .08.

Heubel was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, and careless driving.

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