Berkeley Cops: Ocean Gate Woman Drove Drunk Into Backyard

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – An Ocean Gate woman who apparently lost her way driving through the woods and ended up in a residential backyard recently was charged with drunk driving, Police Chief Karin T. DiMichele said.

Detective Joseph Santoro and Officers DJ Williams and Tyler Shan responded to a Livingston Avenue address on April 11 on a report of a suspicious vehicle driving through the backyard of a property. They found a black 2017 Hyundai Elantra occupied by a woman in the backyard, the chief said.

Police reported that the female driver appeared to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage and had gotten lost while driving on a trail in the woods, then drove into the backyard of the home.

Officers administered standardized field sobriety tests, then arrested Denise J. Stiebris, 59, Ocean Gate, for driving while intoxicated. Stiebris was processed at police headquarters, where she was also charged with reckless driving and careless driving, DiMichele said.

Her vehicle was impounded as per John's Law.

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