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March 5, 2021 at 3:38 PM
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Hudson County Prosecutor s office has taken over the investigation into a crash in which State Senator Sandra Cunningham was involved, TAPinto has learned. The Thursday morning incident left the veteran legislator facing charges of driving while intoxicated.
At the time of the police report, the result of a sobriety and blood tests were still pending and will be part of the evidence being looked at by the AG’s office, city officials confirmed.
According to the police report, Cunningham was traveling westbound on Culver Avenue when she sideswiped two vehicles. “I was coming down the street when I was about to make a turn and instead turned into a snowbank,” Cunningham, who struck two unoccupied vehicles, told the police.
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By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Sources who spoke under the condition of anonymity, since they weren’t authorized to speak on the matter, independently confirmed the arrest following a Jersey City Times tweet about the accident and an in-depth account by Real Garden State.
The same sources noted that the incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. and Cunningham denied being under the influence, instead explaining that a medical incident led to the crash.
According to a copy of the motor vehicle accident report, the accident occurred at 250 Culver Ave. and the deputy majority leader of the state Senate Democrats had a blood sample taken for an alcohol test.
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