Central Jersey
Long Branch police officer faces drunken driving charge in fatal off-duty crash
Authorities say an off-duty Long Branch police officer was driving drunk when he struck and killed a woman last month.
Long Branch, NJ – Authorities say an off-duty police officer was driving drunk when he struck and killed a woman last month.
Long Branch police officer driving drunk
Long Branch police officer Jake Pascucci has been charged with careless driving, reckless driving and driving while intoxicated.
The charges against the 28-year-old officer stem from a Sept. 22 crash in Long Branch that killed 66-year-old Stanhope resident Karen Borkowski, who was attempting to cross the street as she was heading to a nearby CVS. She was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
Pascucci told officers at the scene he had a green light and that Borkowski was jaywalking, according to dashboard camera video from police at the scene.