DUI Crash on Observer Highway, Driver Arrested

HOBOKEN, NJ - On July 7, 2024, at approximately 2:40 a.m., Police Officer Anthony Rutkowski heard a loud noise that sounded like a motor vehicle crash near the area of Newark Street and Washington Street.

He responded to the 50 block of Observer Highway and saw a disabled vehicle.

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The driver, later identified as 29-year-old Kewin Paszek of Union, was bleeding due to a laceration on his finger.

Sgt. Adam Colon, Sgt. Dennis Figueroa, and Police Officers Christopher Soto and Nicholas Protopapadakis arrived on the scene while the Hoboken Ambulance Corp. responded to treat the driver.

An on-scene investigation determined Paszek was driving south on Hudson Street and lost control of the vehicle as he turned onto Observer Highway.

He drove onto the curb, hit and broke a sign, and came to a stop when he hit a utility pole.

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Officers said that they detected a strong odor of alcoholic beverages emanating from his breath and observed him to have slow movements and droopy eyelids.

A field sobriety test was conducted, after which Paszek was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. Paszek was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters.

He was later taken to an area hospital for further treatment of his injury. He was charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. As per John’s Law, he was released into the custody of a responsible party.

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