Violation of Criminal Law, Driving While Intoxicated, Violation of Traffic Law
Separated while IA pending
Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Trooper Carlos Mera was substantiated for operating a personally owned vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, a sustained charge that included driving while intoxicated. Mera resigned from the New Jersey State Police in 2024 before discipline was imposed.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Member was substantiated for operating a personally owned vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. The member resigned prior to the imposition of discipline.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1279. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩