Man Charged With DWI, Open Container: Hoboken Police

HOBOKEN, NJ — Hoboken police arrested a man from Staten Island on Monday night after they saw his Jeep "being driven the wrong way," then found an open alcoholic container in his vehicle, they say.

Police say that around 8:20 p.m., Officer Marc Lombardi conducted a motor vehicle stop of a blue Jeep in the area of 77 Hudson St. Officer Lombardi observed the Jeep being driven the wrong way on Hudson Place and then the wrong way onto Hudson Street, police say.

Upon speaking to the driver, Christopher Dertinger, 46, of Staten Island, Lombardi believed he may have been under the influence of an intoxicant, and observed an "open container of an alcoholic beverage in plain view," police said.

Moments later, Officer Tyler Soto and Officer Cynthia Rivera arrived on scene and Soto conducted a standardized field sobriety test.

Soto placed Dertinger under arrest. Dertinger was transported to police headquarters and he provided breath samples.

Dertinger was released and issued motor vehicle summonses for driving while intoxicated, wrong way on a one way, unlicensed driver, reckless driving, and open alcoholic container in a motor vehicle.

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