Hackettstown Police Charge Man In No Parking Zone With DWI

Hackettstown NJ

13 December, 2021

5:38 PM

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HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — A Budd Lake man who police say they found sleeping while parked in a no parking zone has been charged in Hackettstown with DWI. Sgt. Darren Tynan, a spokesperson for the department, said that this past Saturday at about 11:30 p.m. a responding officer found a car sitting in a no parking zone on Little Street. While checking on the car, Tynan wrote in a news release about the incident, the officer saw a man sleeping in the driver's seat. When responding officers reportedly woke him up, one officer said there was a scent of alcohol after they started speaking to the man. Police later charged Richard Wehrheim of Budd Lake, 39, with DWI, careless driving and for parking in a no parking zone, Tynan said. Questions or comments about this story? Have a local news tip? Contact me at: [email protected].