A Bridgeton man was charged with assault by auto and driving while intoxicated after a two-car collision at Aura Road and Williamson Lane in Harrison Township.
HARRISON TWP. -- A Bridgeton man was charged with assault by auto and driving while intoxicated after a two-car collision at Aura Road and Williamson Lane.
Leobardo Rivera-Martinez, 37, was leaving the parking lot of Green Lane Construction on the 200 block of Aura Road around 4:30 p.m. and attempted to cross Aura and turn west onto Williamson Lane, according to Harrison Township Police.
Rivera-Martinez pulled his 2008 Saturn into the path of a 2011 Toyota RAV-4 driven by a 68-year-old Pitman woman, police said.
The collision sent the Saturn into a fence on Eagle Drive. The Pitman woman was transported by Gloucester County EMS to Inspira Medical Center Woodbury with a hand injury.
After speaking with witnesses and investigating on scene, Rivera-Martinez was charged with assault by auto, DWI, driving without a license, reckless driving and failure to yield right of way to oncoming traffic. Testing revealed he had a blood alcohol content of .25, police said. Drivers with readings of .08 percent and above are considered intoxicated in New Jersey.
Rivera-Martinez was released after his employer posted 10 percent of his $2,500 bail, police said.
Ptl. Kurt Pflugfelder investigated the crash, assisted by Ptl. Michaell Flannery and Special Officer Michael Matkowsky. Harrison Police were assisted by the Mantua Township Police Department, Ewan Fire Department, Harmony Fire Department and Gloucester County EMS.
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