Police Make Numerous Arrests During 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' Campaign

The Berkeley Township Police Department's recent "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" blitz has paid off.

"In the course of three weekends, Berkeley Township police officers stopped 109 vehicles, wrote 47 summonses, arrested two people on drug offenses, three people on warrant arrests and four people for DWI, as well as assisting in calls for service," Sgt. Ryan Roth said.

The latest drunk driving arrest came over the Labor Day weekend. Patrolman Michael O'Connor and Office Alison Wray arrested Victor Figueroa Jr., 30, Beachwood, under suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Figueroa's vehicle was impounded at the scene, Roth said.

Figueroa's blood alcohol concentration was .08 percent, he said.

Earlier arrests during the Drive Sober - which ran from Aug. 17 through Labor Day - included:

Sandra Tarver, 51, South Toms River, on Aug. 25 on First Avenue in the Manitou Park section of the township. Tarver had a blood alcohol concentration of .22 percent. The legal limit in New Jersey is .08 percent.

Michael A. DiMaria, 40, South Toms River, on Aug. 26 on Route 9 near Gladney Avenue. DiMaria's blood alcohol level was .16 percent.

Punjani Naushad, 41, on Aug. 24 near the Wawa on Route 9 in Bayville. Nausha had $3,300 in outstanding warrants.

Patrolman Patrick Stesner also made two drug arrests, but no details are being released at this time, Roth said.

Berkeley received a grant from the the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety
to run the two-week nationwide campaign, Berkeley Lt. James Blair has said.