
Erratic driver complaint leads to DWI arrest in Byram Township
BYRAM TOWNSHIP, NJ (Sussex County) – A Sussex County man is facing several charges including driving while intoxicated charge after he was allegedly driving erratically in Byram Township.
On May 27, police received a report of an erratic driver failing to maintain its lane on Route 206, police said.
Officers responded and observed the white pickup truck in question turning onto Lackawanna Drive. While following, officers observed the vehicle failing to maintain its lane, police said.
Officers stopped the vehicle and while speaking to the driver, who was identified as Ian Pearson, 52 of Byram Township, the officers felt he may be intoxicated. He was asked to perform standardized field sobriety tests, which he refused, police said.
Pearson was transported to the police station where he refused breath tests, police said.
Pearson was charged with driving while intoxicated, refusal to submit to breath samples, failure to keep right, reckless driving, and careless driving. He was then released to a friend pending a court appearance, police said.