Drunk driver charged after driving into concrete wall

Police units were dispatched to the intersection of Ocean View Drive and Brookside Drive for a reported motor vehicle accident.
Police units were dispatched to the intersection of Ocean View Drive and Brookside Drive for a reported motor vehicle accident.

TOM RIVER, NJ – A Lakehurst woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after crashing her car into a concrete wall near a home on Brookside Drive Friday night.

At around 2:40 am, police officers responded to the intersection of Ocean View Drive and Brookside Drive for a reported motor vehicle accident.

Police arrived on scene to find a car had crashed into a concrete wall of a home near the intersection.

After investigating, police arrested Esmeralda Menes, 24 of Lakehurst, and charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, and failure to maintain lane.

The accident is being investigated by Officer Anthony Claps.