Bordentown, NJ police chief sprawled in highway throughout DWI arrest

HAMILTON (Mercer) — A police chief from Burlington County now going through DWI costs in Mercer County was mendacity down in the road behind his pickup truck, keys and cellphone strewn nearby — as seen in physique digital camera footage from the April arrest.

The video reveals what happened after police caught up with Bordentown Police Chief Brian Pesce, who was been charged with crashing his car and fleeing the scene earlier in the night.

The truck’s driver-side door was flung open as Hamilton police officers arrived on April 22 to see Bordentown Police Chief Brian Pesce, mendacity on his left aspect near 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 or not he had urinated or thrown up on one of the truck's tires before falling to the ground.

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

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

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

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

He asks “Are you diabetic?”

“Under no circumstances,” Pesce says — to which the officer responds: “Most likely the fallacious answer.”

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

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

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

Officers stated his vehicle induced property harm within the space 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 told he’s under 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 another caller that saw you get out of the automotive and walk 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 earlier 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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