A 51-year-old Totowa man was sent to hospital for treatment following his arrest by the Lyndhurst Police Department last week, Det. Lt. Vincent Auteri said.
According to Auteri:
The Lyndhurst PD, on Feb. 18 at around 8 p.m., responded to reports of a drunken driver traveling south on Ridge Road near Kingsland Avenue. Once in the area, Officers Anthony Giaquinto and Michael Carrino were able to locate the subject vehicle as it attempted to parallel park on Ridge Road near Summer Avenue.
Officer Carrino approached the driver, Paresh Ghandi, and was immediately able to determine he was impaired. Officer Giaquinto then observed what appeared to fresh damage to the vehicle’s front end.
Carrino, Giaquinto and Officer Matt Dudek uncovered a large quantity of numerous types of prescription drugs in the vehicle. The drugs were not labeled with the drug name of the rightful owner.
Gandhi failed field-sobriety tests at the scene and Officer Carrino placed him under arrest.
While at headquarters, Gandhi began to experience a medical episode and was subsequently transported to Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, for medical evaluation, where he was ultimately admitted.
He was charged with six counts of illegally possessing a prescription legend drug. It is unclear whether Gandhi struck any vehicles during his travels to Lyndhurst.
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