Crime & Safety
Cops: Woman Crashed Into Pole, Blood-Alcohol Was .21
The following arrest information was supplied by the Hopatcong police department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A Stanhope woman drove drunk and crashed into a utility pole, police said.
Kelly Giacomaro was charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving on June 18.
Police said they responded to a report of a car accident on Sparta Road in Hopatcong. Giacomaro, police said, drove about 50 to 60 feet off-road before hitting a utility pole.
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Giacomaro had minor injuries and refused to be taken to the hospital, police said. A breath test revealed Giacomaro's blood-alcohol content was .21, or more than double the legal limit.
Giacomaro was released to her parents, police said.
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