Fair Haven Fire Chief charged with drunk driving
The Fire Chief in Fair Haven, New Jersey was officially charged with drunk driving and several other motor vehicle violations this past Tuesday. The DWI charges resulted after a crash and incident which brought dozens of responders to the Oceanic Bridge after the fire chief jumped into the Navesink River on Sunday. Along with driving while intoxicated (DWI), he was also charged with reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, and failure to report an accident. He has resigned as fire chief as a result of the charges.
The crash happened Sunday night after the defendant's vehicle, his fire chief vehicle, struck a utility pole on East River Road. He left the scene and was found on the Oceanic Bridge by a Little Silver police officer who tried to talk him into getting into his police car. Instead, the defendant jumped over the side of the bridge into the Navesink River. The defendant was found by rescuers after about 45 minutes. For additional information on this story, please see the Asbury Park press article entitled, "Fair Haven fire chief Shaun Foley faces drunk driving charges, plans to resign".
