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 lying down within the road behind his pickup truck, keys and cellphone strewn nearby — as seen in physique camera footage from the April arrest.

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

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

The belt on his pants is open and his jeans are partly down and the officers surprise out loud whether he had urinated or thrown up on one of many truck's tires earlier than falling to the ground.

In the one Hamilton officer’s bodycam footage, as shared to YouTube by The Trentonian, Pesce nods that sure, 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 by way of Youtube)

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

He asks “Are you diabetic?”

“Not at all,” Pesce says — to which the officer responds: “Probably the mistaken answer.”

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

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

Pesce has been on restricted duty till further discover pending investigation outcomes as he faces charges for 5 traffic offenses.

Officials mentioned his car brought on property injury within 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 damage, failing to report an accident, reckless driving and careless driving.

After Pesce is loaded into an ambulance, he’s advised 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 expenses (Hamilton Township Police/NJ.com via Youtube)

“There’s been a number of calls — and another caller that noticed you get out of the car 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 previous reporting by Rick Rickman

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

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