Questionable Conduct - Off Duty, Alcohol Violations, Driving While Intoxicated, Leaving the Scene of MV Accident, Failure to Report MV Accident, Violation of Traffic Law, Reporting Requirements, Misleading Statements
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Trooper II Derrick Russell admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police while off duty. Russell was involved in a motor vehicle crash while driving intoxicated in his personal vehicle and then fled the scene. He also told investigating officers that the vehicle damage was from a previous accident. He received a 270 day suspension in 2025.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Member admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the Division while off duty. The member was involved in a motor vehicle crash while driving intoxicated in their personal vehicle and subsequently fled the scene. The member also advised investigating officers that the vehicle damage was from a previous accident. The member received a 270 day suspension.
Off Duty Incident - Alcohol Related, Alcohol Violations, Harassment
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Trooper Derrick Russell admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police. While off duty, Russell engaged in a verbal dispute that drew a response from local police and consumed alcohol within eight hours of his next scheduled shift. He received a 30 day suspension.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
The member admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the Division. While off-duty, the member engaged in a verbal dispute which elicited response from local police and consumed alcohol within eight hours of his next scheduled shift. The member received a 30 day suspension.
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 549. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2683. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩