{"id":265288,"date":"2021-06-03T03:11:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T00:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/video-shows-nj-state-sen-sandra-cunningham-swaying-slurring-after-dwi-crash\/"},"modified":"2021-06-03T03:11:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T00:11:31","slug":"video-shows-nj-state-sen-sandra-cunningham-swaying-slurring-after-dwi-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/video-shows-nj-state-sen-sandra-cunningham-swaying-slurring-after-dwi-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"#Video shows NJ state Sen. Sandra Cunningham swaying, slurring after DWI crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Video shows NJ state Sen. Sandra Cunningham swaying, slurring after DWI crash<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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A New Jersey state senator who was arrested for drunk driving in March struggled to complete a field sobriety test and asked cops to call a local public safety official before she was placed in handcuffs, according to newly released video.<\/p>\n

Bodycam footage obtained by NorthJersey.com<\/a> and The Record on Friday shows State Sen. Sandra Cunningham (D-Hudson) swaying and slurring during the March 4 incident in Jersey City.<\/p>\n

Cunningham, 70, was charged with driving while intoxicated after she allegedly rammed into two parked cars.<\/p>\n

Video showed her fumbling with her wallet after officers asked to see her license in the aftermath of the crash.<\/p>\n

\u201cHave you had anything to drink today?\u201d a cop asked Cunningham, who responded \u201cNo.\u201d <\/p>\n

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NJ state Sen. Sandra Cunningham (D-Jersey City) was charged with driving while intoxicated after she allegedly rammed into two parked cars.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cNo?\u201d the cop asked. \u201cIs there a reason why you\u2019re swaying and you have slurred speech and you\u2019re having difficulty to perform basic directions?\u201d<\/p>\n

Cunningham replied that she was \u201cvery cold.\u201d<\/p>\n

As she was taking a field sobriety test, the lawmaker app<\/a>eared to have trouble putting one foot in front of the other, the video shows. <\/p>\n

She asked for Jersey City\u2019s public safety director, James Shea, to be called to the scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat does Director Shea have to do with anything right now?\u201d\u00a0the officer administering the test asked, according to the footage.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, because I can see that you\u2019re looking for something that isn\u2019t there,\u201d Cunningham replied.<\/p>\n

The prominent Democrat, who is in line to become the party\u2019s senate majority leader in January, then abandoned the test, saying she felt \u201cunsteady.\u201d <\/p>\n

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State Sen. Sandra Cunningham asked for Jersey City\u2019s Public Safety Director James Shea, to be called to the scene.<\/figcaption>
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At one point, she appeared to be unable to give cops her address. She told them she lived at \u201c22 West Street in Society Hill\u201d when she actually resides on Willow Street, according to the report.<\/p>\n

When officers moved to handcuff her, Cunningham told them \u201cNo\u201d repeatedly, the footage shows.<\/p>\n

Officers placed her in cuffs despite objections from Joe Cardwell, her political adviser who was at the scene, according to the report.<\/p>\n

Cunningham\u2019s attorney, Michael Rubas, told the outlet that \u201cThis was a serious accident, which resulted in Sen.\u00a0Cunningham\u2019s request for medical assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her first appearance on the drunken driving charge is scheduled for Thursday in Bergen County.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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