Police: Woman driving drunk crashed into Sparta police cruiser

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Authorities say a Sussex County struck a police cruiser while driving drunk. Sparta police responded Tuesday to the scene of a crash along Route 15. While two officers assessed the initial damage, a gray Ford struck the patrol vehicle. Authorities immediately responded and identified the driver as 43-year-old Nicole C. Romeo, of Hamburg. During questioning, officers say they noticed the smell of alcohol and her slurred speech. Authorities say Romeo admitted to having a glass a wine earlier in the day, stated that she was looking down at her phone prior to the collisions and said she did not have a valid drivers license. Romeo now faces several charges, including driving while intoxicated and driving while suspended. "