Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 1,224 daysSeparated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- DWI/endangering an Injuried Victim
- Separated while IA pending
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On July 29, 2022, while off duty, Officer Delgardo was arrested by Clifton police in connection with a motor vehicle crash that day near Central Avenue and Yearance Avenue. He was charged with assault by auto causing serious bodily injury within 1,000 feet of school property, leaving the scene, endangering an injured victim, hindering apprehension, and driving while intoxicated. A criminal disposition in April 2024 resulted in PTI, and Delgardo forfeited his position before the administrative investigation was complete. The Passaic Police Department reported a 1,224-day suspension.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On July 29, 2022, Officer Edgar Delgado, while off duty, was arrested by the Clifton Police Department in connection with a motor vehicle crash that occurred the same day near Central Avenue and Yearance Avenue in Clifton, New Jersey. Officer Delgado was charged with Assault by Auto Causing Serious Bodily Injury, within 1,000 feet of school property, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in serious bodily injury, endangering an injured victim, hindering apprehension, and driving while intoxicated. A criminal disposition was reached in April 2024, resulting in PTI, and he was required to forfeit his law enforcement position before the administrative investigation was complete.