Unlicensed and Intoxicated Driver Causes Accident; Eludes Police
On 5/13/20 at approximately 1840 hrs, the Riverside Township Police
were investigating a motor vehicle accident along Taylor St in which a parked
vehicle was struck and the driver fled the scene. While officers were on location
investigating the report, a witness to the accident observed the suspect vehicle drive by the scene. A Riverside Township police officer entered a patrol vehicle and attempted to locate that vehicle. The vehicle was located driving nearby and the officer attempted to stop the vehicle. Once the officer initiated the overhead
emergency lights, the suspect recklessly sped off. The officer continued to pursue the vehicle
while the suspect ignored the emergency lights and audible signals of the
patrol car.
The suspect vehicle eventually
came to a stop several blocks away along Clay St. The driver was identified as Selvin Geovany Mejia Zuniga, 26
yrs, of Riverside, NJ. He was found to
be unlicensed, intoxicated and the operator of the motor vehicle that caused the motor vehicle accident minutes
earlier. Police also identified a
juvenile female passenger in the vehicle. No one was injured.
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| Selvin Geovany Mejia Zuniga |
As a result of the investigation, Mejia Zuniga was placed under arrest
and charged with the following offenses:
Eluding
Police (3rd degree)
Obstructing
the Administration of Law (Refusing to Submit to Identification Procedures) (DP)
Driving
while Intoxicated
Driving while Unlicensed
Reckless
Driving
Leaving the
Scene of an Accident
Failure to
Report an Accident
Refusal to
Consent to Taking Samples of Breath
Disregard
Stop Sign
Mejia Zuniga was processed at the Riverside Township Police
Department and lodged at the Burlington County Correctional Facility pending a
detention hearing.