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Drunk Driver Hits Pedestrian, Then Drives Over A Mile With Man Lodged In Windshield

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Marcos Ortega of New Jersey was driving drunk when he hit a 61-year-old pedestrian…and kept driving with the guy half-way through his windshield for more than a mile!

After receiving alerts about someone driving erratically, an officer finally pulled over intoxicated motorist along Route 9 in Ocean County.

“Ortega continued operating the vehicle for approximately 1.5 miles before being located and stopped by Patrolman Flatt,” said a spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.

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Marcos Ortega

The victim, Kenneth C. Moeller, had to be extricated by firefighters and was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

He remains in critical condition.

Source: [ID]CrimeFeed

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