(a) General Causes (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17, as amended C11 - an employee E1 - Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 - Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence N.J.S.A. 39:4-97 - Careless Driving N.J.S.A. 39: 4-96 - Reckless Driving N.J.S.A. 39: 4-88B - Traffic on Marked Lanes N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.2 - Consent to take Breath Samples N.J.S.A. 39: 4-50.4a - Refusal to Consent to Chemical Test
Separated while IA pending
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Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On November 10, 2023, New Jersey State Prison Senior Correctional Police Officer Stalin Torres was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Atlantic City, refused a breathalyzer test and was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, careless driving, reckless driving and related offenses, the Department of Corrections reported. On May 26, 2025, Torres was found guilty of refusal to submit to a chemical test. He signed a settlement agreement for a 60-day suspension on July 17, 2025.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 11/10/23, New Jersey State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Stalin Torres was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Atlantic City, New Jersey. SCPO Torres refused a breathalyzer test. SCPO Torres was arrested and charged with the following: N.J.S.A. 39:4-50-Driving While Intoxicated; N.J.S.A. 39:4-97-Careless Driving; N.J.S.A. 39:4-96-Reckless Driving; N.J.S.A. 39:4-88B-Traffic on Marked Lanes; N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.2-Consent to Taking Samples of Breath; and N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a-Refusal to Submit to test. On 5/26/25, SCPO Torres was found guilty of N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4A - Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test. SCPO Torres signed a settlement agreement on 7/17/25, for a 60-day suspension.
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Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 745. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 215155, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩