Wyckoff Driver Arrested for DWI After Falling Asleep During Green Light

A Wyckoff resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after he didn’t wake up when police blew their horn and sounded their siren.

The arrest came after a Wyckoff police officer observed a vehicle at the intersection of Godwin Avenue and Franklin Avenue on Nov. 27 at 2:15 a.m. that did not move during the entire green phase of the light, Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin C. Fox said. After pulling next to the car, the officer noticed “the driver appeared to be asleep with his head resting on the steering wheel.”

The driver did not respond to the police cruiser’s horn or siren and only awoke after the officer knocked on his window for 30 seconds, Chief Fox said.

After finally waking up, Tyler G. Speziale, 21, of Griner Court was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, refusal to submit to a breath test, reckless driving and failure to observe a traffic signal.

He was released to his father and will appear in municipal court.