Bordentown, NJ police chief sprawled in highway throughout DWI arrest

HAMILTON (Mercer) — A police chief from Burlington County now facing DWI expenses in Mercer County was mendacity down within the street behind his pickup truck, keys and cellphone strewn close by — as seen in physique digital camera 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 automobile and fleeing the scene earlier in 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 side 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 many 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 requested if they can call his spouse, the police chief sprawled on the pavement asks “What’s the problem” to which the officer says “uh, nothing," including after a beat: "But 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?”

“Under no circumstances,” Pesce says — to which the officer responds: “In all probability the unsuitable answer.”

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

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

Pesce has been on restricted obligation till additional notice pending investigation results as he faces charges for five traffic offenses.

Officials stated his automobile prompted property harm within 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 injury, failing to report an accident, reckless driving and careless driving.

After Pesce is loaded into an ambulance, he’s advised 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 expenses (Hamilton Township Police/NJ.com via Youtube)

“There’s been several calls — and one other caller that saw you get out of the automotive and walk 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 earlier reporting by Rick Rickman

Erin Vogt is a reporter and anchor for New Jersey 101.5. You can attain her at erin.vogt@townsquaremedia.com

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