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ATV driver gets DWI, assault with auto charges
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer
OLD BRIDGE - Police say a Manalapan man was intoxicated when his four-wheel allterrain vehicle (ATV) struck and injured three children.
Bryan L. Wrobel, 24, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and assault with an automobile following the incident in the rear parking lot of Raceway Park, Pension Road, at 9:06 p.m. Police reported that Wrobel had been operating the ATV in a reckless manner and lost control of it, causing the accident.
Police arrived at the scene, near the pit area, to find two children who had reportedly been injured by the ATV. Officers learned that a third youth had been taken by his father to Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division, for treatment of an injury.
One of the injured children is 6 years old, while the other two are 11. One sustained injuries to the left arm, left foot and left side of the face. Another, who was allegedly tossed into the air by the vehicle, suffered a head injury, according to the police report. The child who was taken to Raritan Bay Medical Center sustained scratches on the right leg, "road rash" and a burn on the right calf.
The Old Bridge Red & White First Aid Squad responded to the scene to attend to the children, and transported them to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick.
Wrobel, who stayed at the scene, was reportedly uninjured. Police said the suspect smelled of alcohol and he subsequently failed a field sobriety test.
Police took Wrobel to headquarters for processing, and determined that his bloodalcohol content was .22 percent, based on a breath test. The legal limit in New Jersey is .08 percent.
Wrobel posted $5,000 bail and was released. His case will be reviewed to determine whether charges should be pursued in state Superior Court.
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