A Bronx man is facing allegations after a Fairfield police incident. The available material does not verify whether children were involved, the vehicle, the children's ages, the route, the driving direction, or the intoxication allegations.
The available material does not verify the date, time, route, location, traffic stop, officer observations, blood-alcohol reading, or statement attributed to Nocelo-Soto.
The available material does not verify the contents of the vehicle, the sobriety-testing sequence, the children's transfer to a family member, or any vehicle impoundment.
A Lengthy List of Charges
The available material does not verify the charges attributed to Nocelo-Soto or his release conditions and court date.
The child endangerment charge carries significant weight. Under New Jersey statute N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4, a second-degree endangering charge carries a potential penalty of five to 10 years in state prison upon conviction, according to Villani & DeLuca, P.C.
The available material does not verify the separate DWI penalties described in this section, including those attributed to the NJ Office of Attorney General.
Child Welfare Reporting Requirements
According to NJ Criminal Defense Firm, anyone with reasonable cause to believe a child has been abused or neglected must report it, and DCP&P may open a case after charges. The available material does not verify a referral in this case or establish a categorical police-notification requirement.
A Wrong-Way Driver on Route 46
In February, officers arrested a 68-year-old motorist who drove an SUV westbound in the eastbound lanes near Route 46's Target store, stopping the driver in the median before a collision occurred, according to the Fairfield Police Department. Route 46 has also seen other severe crashes in recent weeks, including a Hoodline report on a speeding-triggered pileup in Teterboro that hospitalized three people.
Wrong-way crashes can be deadly. The available material does not verify the statewide crash statistics, the federal grant and Rowan University research, or the traffic-monitoring expansion described here.
