Bordentown, NJ police chief sprawled in road during DWI arrest

HAMILTON (Mercer) — A police chief from Burlington County now going through DWI prices in Mercer County was mendacity down in the street behind his pickup truck, keys and mobile phone strewn close by — as seen in body camera footage from the April arrest.

The video shows what happened after police caught up with Bordentown Police Chief Brian Pesce, who was been charged with crashing his car and fleeing the scene earlier in the evening.

The truck’s driver-side door was flung open as Hamilton police officers arrived on April 22 to see Bordentown Police Chief Brian Pesce, mendacity on his left aspect 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 he had urinated or thrown up on one of many truck's tires earlier than falling to the bottom.

In the one Hamilton officer’s bodycam footage, as shared to YouTube by The Trentonian, Pesce nods that sure, he’s married.

When asked if they'll 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 charges (Hamilton Township Police/NJ.com by way of Youtube)

“You’re sleeping in the course 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?”

“By no means,” Pesce says — to which the officer responds: “Probably the fallacious reply.”

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

Bordentown police chief DWI expenses (Hamilton Township Police/NJ.com through Youtube)

Pesce has been on restricted responsibility until further notice pending investigation outcomes as he faces prices for 5 traffic offenses.

Officials mentioned his car precipitated property damage 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 harm, failing to report an accident, reckless driving and careless driving.

After Pesce is loaded into an ambulance, he’s told he’s underneath 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 fees (Hamilton Township Police/NJ.com through Youtube)

“There’s been a number of calls — and another caller that saw 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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