Drunk Woman Didn't Notice Road Sign Stuck In Sunroof: Police

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Police came upon a strange sight recently: an allegedly drunk woman who had a metal traffic sign and pole sticking out of her sunroof. The kicker — she didn't even know it was there, cops say.

Officer David Polanco saw the Lexus driven by Maria Vazquez, 52, of Hawthorne on Route 46 at 12:45 a.m. Saturday and stopped her, South Hackensack Capt. Robert Kaiser said.

Vazquez said she was not aware of the NJ Transit sign pole sticking out the car, Kasier said.

"Thankfully no one was seated in the backseat of the vehicle or this could have been a different situation," Kasier said.

Police investigated and determined that Vazquez hit the sign in Secaucus and then fled the scene, the captain said.

Vazquez failed two field sobriety tests and was charged with driving while intoxicated and careless driving. She was released with a December court date.

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Photos of the street sign sticking out of the car a Hawthorne woman was driving drunk recently. Courtesy of South Hackensack Police Department