Bordentown, NJ police chief sprawled in street throughout DWI arrest

HAMILTON (Mercer) — A police chief from Burlington County now going through DWI expenses in Mercer County was mendacity down within the road behind his pickup truck, keys and cellphone strewn nearby — as seen in body camera footage from the April arrest.

The video reveals what occurred after police caught up with Bordentown Police Chief Brian Pesce, who was been charged with crashing his car and fleeing the scene earlier within the night.

The truck’s driver-side door was flung open as Hamilton cops arrived on April 22 to see Bordentown Police Chief Brian Pesce, lying on his left side near the curb behind his Chevy Silverado.

The belt on his pants is open and his denims are partly down and the officers wonder out loud whether or not he had urinated or thrown up on one of many truck's tires earlier than falling to the bottom.

In the one Hamilton officer’s bodycam footage, as shared to YouTube by The Trentonian, Pesce nods that yes, he’s married.

When requested if they'll call his wife, the police chief sprawled on the pavement asks “What’s the issue” to which the officer says “uh, nothing," including after a beat: "However you look sick.”

Bordentown police chief DWI expenses (Hamilton Township Police/NJ.com through Youtube)

“You’re sleeping in the midst of the road… your pants are down,” the other officer says in another video shared to YouTube by NJ.com.

He asks “Are you diabetic?”

“By no means,” Pesce says — to which the officer responds: “Probably the incorrect reply.”

Bordentown police chief DWI costs (Hamilton Township Police/NJ.com by way of Youtube)

Bordentown police chief DWI prices (Hamilton Township Police/NJ.com through Youtube)

Pesce has been on restricted duty until further discover pending investigation outcomes as he faces costs for 5 visitors offenses.

Officials mentioned his automobile precipitated property injury in the area of Bruin Drive and Terrapin Lane about 10:30 p.m. He was charged with drunk driving, leaving the scene of an accident involving property harm, failing to report an accident, reckless driving and careless driving.

After Pesce is loaded into an ambulance, he’s instructed he’s beneath suspicion of DWI and going to the hospital for a blood draw, to which he throws his arms up and says “I drove?”

Bordentown police chief DWI charges (Hamilton Township Police/NJ.com through Youtube)

“There’s been a number of calls — and one other caller that saw you get out of the automotive and stroll to the back," the officer replies.

Pesce disputes that he had been driving, saying “Nobody was driving.”

He was promoted to chief in 2018, after 20 years with Bordentown police, following the resignation of disgraced former Bordentown Police Chief Frank Nucera.

With earlier reporting by Rick Rickman

Erin Vogt is a reporter and anchor for New Jersey 101.5. You may reach her at erin.vogt@townsquaremedia.com

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