Crime & Safety

New Principal In West Orange Charged With DUI After Crash: Reports

Authorities have accused a school principal in West Orange of driving under the influence after she crashed her car.

WEST ORANGE, NJ -- Authorities have accused a newly hired school principal in West Orange of driving under the influence after she crashed her car earlier this week, reports say.

Aretha M. Dooley-Malloy, 51, the principal at Liberty Middle School, was arrested Tuesday after she crashed and caused property damage at two homes on Rock Spring Road, NJ.com reported.

Dooley-Malloy has been charged with driving under the influence in addition to other offenses including driving an unregistered car and failure to consent to a breathalyzer, News 12 New Jersey reported.

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