PARSIPPANY — On Wednesday, March 14 at 11:52 p.m. while travelling South on North Beverwyck Road behind another vehicle, Parsippany-Troy Hills Patrol Officer John Garza observed a 2017 Ford Fusion driving North in the Southbound lane.
The Ford then swerved back into the correct lane narrowly missing a head-on collision with the vehicle in front of his patrol car.
Officer Garza was able to turn around and conduct a motor vehicle stop on the Ford Fusion in the area of North Beverwyck Road and Farrand Drive.
Officer Garza made contact with the driver, Robert Horvath, 60, Lake Hiawatha. After a brief investigation he was placed under arrest and transported to police headquarters.
While there Mr. Horvath was charged with Driving While Intoxicated
and Careless Driving.
He was released on his own recognizance pending his court date.