Hackettstown man arrested for DWI after early morning traffic stop

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ – A 24-year-old Hackettstown man was arrested early Saturday morning for driving while intoxicated after police pulled him over for a traffic violation on Valentine Street.

At approximately 2:47 a.m. on September 20, a Hackettstown Police officer conducted a stop after observing the vehicle commit a moving violation. When the driver, identified as Jonathan A. Palta Guashpa, opened the window, the officer detected the odor of alcohol coming from inside the car.

Following a roadside investigation, Guashpa was arrested and charged with multiple offenses, including failure to use lighted lamps when required, driving while intoxicated, and reckless driving.

He was processed at police headquarters and release

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