N.J. councilman charged with DWI in Christmas Eve crash that caused car to flip
Updated Jan 07, 2021;
Posted Jan 07, 2021
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A Roselle Park councilman was charged with drunken driving after he ran a stop light and hit another car on Christmas Eve.
Michael R. Connelly, 59, was stopped at a red light in a 1995 Ford Explorer on Locust Street and Route 28 and made a right turn onto Route 28 before the signal turned green, striking a Honda Civic at the intersection around 9:21 p.m., according to an accident report filed by Roselle Park police.
The Honda Civic struck a divider and overturned onto its roof, according to an incident report. An officer who was stopped at the traffic light and witnessed the crash helped free the driver from their vehicle using a seat belt cutter and window hammer, according to an incident report.