A man from Flemington, NJ, has been charged with DUI and related offenses, following an investigation into a single vehicle crash that occurred at the Hatfield Township Municipal Authority Main Sewer Plant in early February.
Hatfield Township Police were dispatched to the 3200 block of Advanced Lane on Feb. 2 at 1:02 a.m. for a report of an overturned vehicle in a drainage ditch with one occupant trapped inside. Upon arrival, police said they located a white Honda Civic that was nearly upside down in a wash tank, and outside the vehicle, they located the driver—identified as 29-year-old Allan Alas-Vasquez—who stated that he had crashed into the tank and his friend was still trapped inside of the vehicle.
Crews from multiple area fire companies immediately worked to stabilize the vehicle and begin extrication. The trapped passenger was freed from the vehicle at 2:15 a.m. and transported to a local hospital for treatment of what police described as non-life threatening injuries.
According to the criminal complaint, while police spoke to Alas-Vasquez on scene, they noted a strong odor of alcohol emanating from his breath, along with signs of intoxication including bloodshot, watery eyes and slurred speech. As emergency medical personnel prepared Alas-Vasquez for transport to Lansdale Hospital for treatment of a possible head injury, police informed him that he was under arrest for DUI, the report states.
While at the hospital, Alas-Vasquez consented to a chemical blood test, the report states. Police received the results of the test several weeks later, which showed that Alas-Vasquez had a blood-alcohol content of .184-percent at the time of the blood draw, the report states. The test also revealed the presence of marijuana in his blood stream at the time of the crash, according to the complaint.
Crash scene investigators determined that Alas-Vasquez was driving his vehicle southbound through the property of 3200 Advance Lane when he impacted a metal railing and concrete barrier, causing the vehicle to fall into the wash tank, the report states. Once the front of the vehicle hit the bottom of the tank, the vehicle vaulted forward and came to rest on a second railing, according to the complaint.
Police also recovered an opened can of beer from the driver’s side floor board, the report states.
Hatfield Township Police Department and Colmar Fire Company were assisted at the scene by units from the Hatfield Fire Company, Fire Department of Montgomery Township, Hilltown Fire Company, the Montgomery County Urban Search and Rescue Team and Volunteer Medical Service Corps of Lansdale.
As a result of the investigation, Alas-Vasquez has been charged with multiple counts of DUI, as well as summary counts of trespassing by motor vehicle and having an open alcohol container in a vehicle.
Since the charges were issued via mail, Alas-Vasquez has not yet been arraigned. No booking image is available, and bail has not been set. His first court appearance on the charges will be a preliminary hearing on April 6 at noon in front of Magisterial District Judge Andrea Duffy.
(All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using court records and the affidavit of probable cause, and reflects the point of view of the police. Should the defendant choose to issue a public statement, or is later found not guilty or has the charges dropped, we will update this article accordingly.)
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