Trump NJ Golf Resorts Reportedly Face Trouble Due To Fatal Crash

A Trump golf club could lose its liquor license because of a fatal crash – and it's a decision that could prove costly for the president's properties in New Jersey.

The Washington Post, through a public records request, obtained a copy of an Oct. 21 letter that threatens to revoke the liquor license at Trump National Golf Club in Colts Neck.

The letter says the club served too much liquor to Andrew Halder, who ultimately caused a 2015 crash that that killed his father.

Halder, of Woodcliff Lake, was arrested and subsequently charged with second-degree vehicular homicide, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office; last year, he pleaded guilty.

New Jersey state law says any owner – in this case, the Trump Organization – that has a liquor license revoked at one place of business could lose the same privileges at all other properties for two years.

Trump also owns golf clubs in Pine Hill and Bedminster, where the president spends many weekends during the summer.

The Office of Attorney General declined to comment on the case to Patch. Efforts to obtain comment from the Trump Organization were not immediately successful.

The Trump Organization was given 30 days to challenge the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The club could lose significant revenue from the two restaurants and a bar it operates and may find it hard to attract banquets or golf tournaments from outsiders, according to The Washington Post.

The crash happened on Aug. 30, 2015, when Halder and his father, Gary, played a round of golf. They'd left that club and were in the son's 2007 Mini Cooper, when the crash occurred just before 3 p.m., according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office

As the younger Halder tried to enter Route 18 north from Route 537 west, the car hit a curb on the ramp, then flipped over and rolled. The father was ejected from the vehicle. He was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, where died from his injuries, according to the MCPO.

After a joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office and the Colts Neck Police Department, authorities determined Andrew Halder was operating the motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of more than the legal limit of .08 percent.