Hopatcong Woman Charged With Biting Police Officer: Police

MOUNT OLIVE, NJ — A Hopatcong woman is accused of biting a police officer during a drunk driving arrest, Mount Olive police said in a statement.

On May 21 at 4:16 a.m., officers stopped Heather L. Hart, 31, of Lake Hopatcong, on Route 80 after they say she was driving in and out of her lane. Hart failed field sobriety tests, and was taken to the Mount Olive police headquarters for processing.

There, police say Hart refused a breathalyzer test and began kicking a processing room door, damaging it. Two officers restrained Hart, and she is accused of kicking one and biting the other, police said.

She was charged with driving while intoxicated, obstruction, criminal mischief, refusal to submit to chemical breath testing, reckless driving, failure to maintain lane, failure to keep right, improper use of center lane, failure to signal lane change, failure to exhibit registration, and failure to exhibit insurance. She was released to a sober driver pending a court date.

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