Bordentown, NJ police chief sprawled in road throughout DWI arrest

HAMILTON (Mercer) — A police chief from Burlington County now facing DWI prices in Mercer County was lying down within the highway 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 vehicle and fleeing the scene earlier within the evening.

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

The belt on his pants is open and his jeans are partly down and the officers surprise out loud whether he had urinated or thrown up on one of the 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 will name his spouse, the police chief sprawled on the pavement asks “What’s the issue” to which the officer says “uh, nothing," including after a beat: "However you look sick.”

Bordentown police chief DWI fees (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?”

“In no way,” Pesce says — to which the officer responds: “In all probability the fallacious answer.”

Bordentown police chief DWI prices (Hamilton Township Police/NJ.com by way of Youtube)

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

Pesce has been on restricted responsibility till further discover pending investigation outcomes as he faces prices for 5 site visitors offenses.

Officers said his car brought on 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 harm, 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 fees (Hamilton Township Police/NJ.com via Youtube)

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

Pesce disputes that he had been driving, saying “Nobody 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 reach her at erin.vogt@townsquaremedia.com

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