Sergeant Jason Culver was suspended for 45 days by the Highland Park Police Department. On May 20, 2022, Culver was arrested in South Plainfield on suspicion of driving under the influence after a motor vehicle crash in which he struck an unoccupied parked vehicle. In municipal court there was no finding of intoxication, and the matter was resolved with a guilty plea for reckless driving. Charges of obedience to laws and regulations and conduct unbecoming were sustained.
On May 20, 2022, Sgt Jason Culver was arrested in South Plainfield for suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) following a motor vehicle crash where he struck an unoccupied parked motor vehicle. These charges were heard in municipal court where there was no finding of intoxication and the matter was resolved with a guilty plea for reckless driving. Due to his actions, Sgt Culver was suspended for 45 days for violations of two of Highland Park Police Department’s Rules and Regulations; specifically: Obedience to Laws & Regulations and .
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Police Transparency NJ, "Jason Culver, Highland Park Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/jason-culver-highland-park-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Jason Culver's major discipline record?
Sergeant Jason Culver was suspended for 45 days by the Highland Park Police Department. On May 20, 2022, Culver was arrested in South Plainfield on suspicion of driving under the influence after a motor vehicle crash in which he struck an unoccupied parked vehicle. In municipal court there was no finding of intoxication, and the matter was resolved with a guilty plea for reckless driving. Charges of obedience to laws and regulations and conduct unbecoming were sustained.
What is Jason Culver's major discipline record at Highland Park Police Department?
Jason Culver has one major discipline record at Highland Park Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Jason Culver's base salary on record?
Jason Culver's reported base salary is $164,179, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Jason Culver has 24 years, 3 months of reported service.
How large is Highland Park Police Department, the department Jason Culver worked for?
Highland Park Police Department reported 27 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Jason Culver individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2228. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 220269, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8394. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩