Crime & Safety
Underage Drunken Driver Crashed Into Home, Cops Say
Hopatcong man charged with two counts of driving while intoxicated.
A Hopatcong man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk and crashing his car into a home on Geneva Trail in Hopatcong, police said.
Officers responded to a call of a car that crashed into a house at 8:18 p.m. Monday, Lt. Thomas Kmetz said. When police arrived, they found a vehicle on the homeowner’s lawn with no driver or passenger, Kmetz said.
A neighbor then pointed to Michael Schikschneit, 20, walking back to the accident scene, Kmetz said. Upon questioning, Schikschneit told police he was the driver of the car, according to Kmetz.
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During the investigation, police realized Schikschneit had been drinking and was given field sobriety tests, which he failed, Kmetz said.
The driver was arrested and charged with underage driving while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, and provisional license violation.
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