Bordentown, NJ police chief sprawled in road throughout DWI arrest

HAMILTON (Mercer) — A police chief from Burlington County now going through DWI prices in Mercer County was mendacity down within the road behind his pickup truck, keys and cell phone strewn nearby — as seen in body digicam footage from the April arrest.

The video shows what occurred after police caught up with Bordentown Police Chief Brian Pesce, who was been charged with crashing his car and fleeing the scene earlier within the evening.

The truck’s driver-side door was flung open as Hamilton police officers arrived on April 22 to see Bordentown Police Chief Brian Pesce, lying on his left aspect close to the curb behind his Chevy Silverado.

The belt on his pants is open and his jeans are partly down and the officers marvel out loud whether or not he had urinated or thrown up on one of many truck's tires earlier than falling to the ground.

In the one Hamilton officer’s bodycam footage, as shared to YouTube by The Trentonian, Pesce nods that yes, he’s married.

When asked if they'll name his spouse, the police chief sprawled on the pavement asks “What’s the problem” to which the officer says “uh, nothing," including after a beat: "But you look sick.”

Bordentown police chief DWI costs (Hamilton Township Police/NJ.com via Youtube)

“You’re sleeping in the middle of the street… your pants are down,” the other officer says in another video shared to YouTube by NJ.com.

He asks “Are you diabetic?”

“Under no circumstances,” Pesce says — to which the officer responds: “In all probability the fallacious reply.”

Bordentown police chief DWI charges (Hamilton Township Police/NJ.com via Youtube)

Bordentown police chief DWI costs (Hamilton Township Police/NJ.com via Youtube)

Pesce has been on restricted obligation until further notice pending investigation results as he faces prices for 5 site visitors offenses.

Officers stated his automobile triggered property injury in the area of Bruin Drive and Terrapin Lane about 10:30 p.m. He was charged with drunk driving, leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage, failing to report an accident, reckless driving and careless driving.

After Pesce is loaded into an ambulance, he’s informed he’s below suspicion of DWI and going to the hospital for a blood draw, to which he throws his arms up and says “I drove?”

Bordentown police chief DWI prices (Hamilton Township Police/NJ.com via Youtube)

“There’s been a number of calls — and one other caller that saw you get out of the automobile and stroll to the back," the officer replies.

Pesce disputes that he had been driving, saying “No one was driving.”

He was promoted to chief in 2018, after 20 years with Bordentown police, following the resignation of disgraced former Bordentown Police Chief Frank Nucera.

With previous reporting by Rick Rickman

Erin Vogt is a reporter and anchor for New Jersey 101.5. You possibly can attain her at erin.vogt@townsquaremedia.com

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