Bordentown, NJ police chief sprawled in highway during DWI arrest

HAMILTON (Mercer) — A police chief from Burlington County now going through DWI costs in Mercer County was lying down in the street behind his pickup truck, keys and cellular phone strewn nearby — as seen in body digital camera 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 vehicle and fleeing the scene earlier in the night.

The truck’s driver-side door was flung open as Hamilton cops 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 or not he had urinated or thrown up on one of many truck's tires before falling to the ground.

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 can name his spouse, the police chief sprawled on the pavement asks “What’s the problem” to which the officer says “uh, nothing," adding after a beat: "But you look sick.”

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

“You’re sleeping in the midst of the highway… your pants are down,” the other officer says in another video shared to YouTube by NJ.com.

He asks “Are you diabetic?”

“Not at all,” Pesce says — to which the officer responds: “In all probability the incorrect answer.”

Bordentown police chief DWI prices (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 duty till further notice pending investigation outcomes as he faces expenses for five site visitors offenses.

Officials said his vehicle brought about 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 damage, 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 via Youtube)

“There’s been a number of calls — and one other caller that saw you get out of the automobile 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 can attain her at erin.vogt@townsquaremedia.com

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