Bordentown, NJ police chief sprawled in highway throughout DWI arrest

HAMILTON (Mercer) — A police chief from Burlington County now facing DWI charges in Mercer County was lying down within the highway behind his pickup truck, keys and cellular phone strewn nearby — as seen in physique 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 night.

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

The belt on his pants is open and his denims are partly down and the officers wonder out loud whether or not 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 sure, he’s married.

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

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

“You’re sleeping in the course of the highway… your pants are down,” the other officer says in one other 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 fees (Hamilton Township Police/NJ.com via Youtube)

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

Pesce has been on restricted duty till further notice pending investigation outcomes as he faces fees for 5 site visitors offenses.

Officials said his automobile 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 expenses (Hamilton Township Police/NJ.com by way of Youtube)

“There’s been several calls — and one other caller that noticed you get out of the car and walk to the back," 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'll be able to attain her at erin.vogt@townsquaremedia.com

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