Stockholm man charged with DUI

Sean McNicholas, 59, of Stockholm was charged with driving under the influence July 30 after a one-car accident.

Patrolman Andrew Spitzer responded to a report of the accident on Main Street and found that a Toyota Corolla ran off the road to the right before striking a utility police. That caused the vehicle to roll over, then land upright in the opposite lane of travel.

Spitzer located the driver, McNicholas, walking nearby. While speaking with him, the officer saw signs of impairment, which he suspected to be narcotic impairment, police said.

Further investigation showed that McNicholas had discarded a bottle of oxycodone in a bush near the accident before police arrived. He admitted that he had taken the oxycodone earlier in the day and hid the bottle to avoid getting in trouble, police said.

McNicholas was taken to a medical facility to be evaluated. A search warrant was obtained, and samples of blood and urine were collected and sent to the New Jersey State Police lab for toxicology.

He also was charged with careless driving, reckless driving and failure to maintain traffic lane.

He was released pending an appearance in the Sparta Municipal Court.

Impairment suspected

Raymundo Hernandez, 44, of Franklin was charged with driving under the influence July 11, police said.

Patrolman Andrew Spitzer saw a black Chevrolet Avalanche failing to maintain a single lane of travel on Main Street. He stopped the car and while speaking with the driver suspected that he was impaired from drinking alcohol.

Hernandez was asked to perform field sobriety tests, then was arrested and taken to Sparta police headquarters.

He refused breath testing and also was charged with refusal to submit to breath testing, failure to maintain traffic lane and careless driving.

He was released to a sober adult pending an appearance in Sparta Municipal Court.

DUI charge after accident

Wanda Carrasquillo, 45, of Philadelphia was charged with driving under the influence after a two-car motor vehicle accident about 2 p.m. July 4.

Patrolman Alyse Brown responded to Woodport Road and suspected that one of the drivers, Carrasquillo, had consumed alcoholic beverages before operating her motor vehicle.

She was asked to perform field sobriety tests, then was arrested and taken to Sparta police headquarters.

After completing breath testing, Carrasquillo also was charged with careless driving, failure to possess a driver’s license and improper backing.

She was released to a sober adult pending an appearance in Sparta Municipal Court.