Bordentown, NJ police chief sprawled in street during DWI arrest

HAMILTON (Mercer) — A police chief from Burlington County now dealing with DWI costs in Mercer County was mendacity down in the highway behind his pickup truck, keys and mobile phone strewn nearby — as seen in body digicam footage from the April arrest.

The video exhibits 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 within 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 aspect near the curb behind his Chevy Silverado.

The belt on his pants is open and his denims are partly down and the officers marvel out loud whether or not he had urinated or thrown up on one of many truck's tires earlier than falling to the bottom.

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

When requested if they'll call his wife, the police chief sprawled on the pavement asks “What’s the problem” to which the officer says “uh, nothing," including after a beat: "However you look sick.”

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

“You’re sleeping in the course of the road… 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: “Probably the fallacious reply.”

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

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

Pesce has been on restricted responsibility until additional notice pending investigation results as he faces costs for five visitors offenses.

Officers stated his vehicle precipitated property damage in the space 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 damage, failing to report an accident, reckless driving and careless driving.

After Pesce is loaded into an ambulance, he’s instructed 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 via Youtube)

“There’s been a number of calls — and one other caller that saw you get out of the car and stroll to the back," the officer replies.

Pesce disputes that he had been driving, saying “No one 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 may reach her at erin.vogt@townsquaremedia.com

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