PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Patrol Officer C. Dottino was conducting a property check at 2:04 a.m. on July 24 at the 7-11, 959 Tabor Road, when he observed a 2003 Ford Explorer parked and what appeared to be vomit running down the driver’s door onto the ground.
He approached the vehicle and observed a male, later identified as Anthony Espinoza, 20, Denville, hunched over the steering wheel.
Officer Dottino knocked on the window and Mr. Espinoza did not respond to the knocks. To check on his wellbeing he opened the driver side door and woke Mr. Espinoza. He also smelled the odor of an alcoholic beverage and burnt marijuana once the door was opened.
After a brief investigation Mr. Espinoza was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. Inside the vehicle officers also located an apple which was fashioned in a way to allow the smoking of marijuana.
He was transported to police headquarters where he was processed and charged with
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Disorderly Person Offense; Driving While Intoxicated and Reckless Driving.
He was released on his own recognizance pending his court date.
Editors Note: A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, the defendant is presumed innocent until he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
