Crime & Safety
Ex-N.J. Cop Busted For DUI In Fatal Crash: 'Mind Your Business' About Bar Visit: Report
A N.J. cop involved in wrong-way fatal crash last year ripped people on social media who criticized him for visiting a bar, a report says.

A former N.J. cop involved in wrong-way fatal crash last year ripped people on social media who criticized him for recently visiting a bar, reports say.
The ex-police officer from Union County was involved in a fatal wrong-way accident last year in Staten Island, and has previously been charged two times with driving while intoxicated, according to published reports.
Ex-Linden officer Pedro Abad took to Snapchat recently to respond to criticism of his appearance at the Roselle bar he also visited the night of the crash. Abad shared a video of himself, according to nj.com, in which he says:
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"So I just got a call because I went out last night with a friend. I did not drive. I was not drunk. People saw me out. Got a call saying that it was reported to the media about this sh-. Mind your f-ing business. I did nothing wrong. F- you."
Abad had also been charged with DWI and careless driving in Roselle in 2011, and he was charged with DWI, DWI in a school zone and refusal to submit to a chemical test after he hit a parked car in Rahway in 2013, according to another nj.com report.
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In the Rahway case, the police report said “his eyes were bloodshot, watery, I would say were droopy and the subject slurred his speech,’’ according to WNBC.
In the video from that case, obtained by NJ.com, a police officer told him he was going to do some tests and told him to step away from the vehicle.
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The Linden police officer initially did not step away, and one of the officers said, “one, two, three,’’ then asked him again.
“Sir, step forward,’’ the officer said.
“If you don’t cooperate....’’ the officer said.
“OK, OK, OK,” Abad interrupted.
“I need you to stand up straight with hands to your side.....Listen, I’m talking to you right now,” the officer said.
In the Rahway case, Abad’s driver’s license was suspended for seven months, and once it was restored, he had to install an ignition interlock device on his vehicle for 180 days, according to WABC and MyCentralJersey.com. That device measures a driver’s breath alcohol content before the car will start, MyCentralJersey.com reported.
Abad was hired as a police officer in Linden in January 2008 but recently left the force, according to MyCentralJersey.
Photo obtained courtesy of nj.com.
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