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Drunk driver charged after driving into concrete wall

Charlie Dwyer
Charlie Dwyer
Police units were dispatched to the intersection of Ocean View Drive and Brookside Drive for a reported motor vehicle accident.
Police units were dispatched to the intersection of Ocean View Drive and Brookside Drive for a reported motor vehicle accident.

TOM RIVER, NJ – A Lakehurst woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after crashing her car into a concrete wall near a home on Brookside Drive Friday night.

At around 2:40 am, police officers responded to the intersection of Ocean View Drive and Brookside Drive for a reported motor vehicle accident.

Police arrived on scene to find a car had crashed into a concrete wall of a home near the intersection.


After investigating, police arrested Esmeralda Menes, 24 of Lakehurst, and charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, and failure to maintain lane.

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The accident is being investigated by Officer Anthony Claps.

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