Wall Police Arrest Two On DWI Charges

A pair of Howell Township residents are facing charges of driving while intoxicated after they were arrested on back-to-back nights in Wall Township, police said.

Wall Township Lt. Pete Lokerson said Lindsay Routhier, 26, of Howell, was arrested and charged with DWI after a 2:23 a.m. traffic stop on Route 138 Thursday. Patrolman Miles Shanklin made the arrest.

On Friday at 2:21 a.m., Shanklin arrested Matthew Malachatka, 31, of Howell and charged him with DWI after a motor vehicle stop on Belmar Boulevard, Lokerson said.

Both Routhier and Malachatka were processed and released, he said.