Brick Woman Hits Parked Car, Reports Deer Strike

A Brick woman was arrested and charged early Wednesday morning with drunken driving and a host of other violations after she crashed into a parked car in West Long Branch but tried to tell police she had hit a deer in Wall. 

Debra A. Giaquinto, 56, was charged with driving while intoxicated, refusal to submit a breath test, reckless driving, careless driving and operating an unsafe vehicle. Additional charges are pending out of West Long Branch, Sgt. Joseph Wilbert said.

Giaquinto’s 2010 Hundai Elantra was disabled on Route 18 near Brighton Ave around 2:16 a.m. She told Patrolman Todd Verrecchia that she had hit a deer and requested an accident report, Wilbert said.

Verrecchia determined that the extensive damage to Giaquinto’s car was inconsistent with a deer strike. His investigation ended when it was determined that Giaquinto was driving in West Long Branch and struck a parked Acura sedan and fled. Following the crash, Giaquinto drove 13 miles without operating headlights until her car gave out from the damage on Route 18, Wilbert said.

A Wall First Aid & Rescue crew was called after Giaquinto complained of an arm injury. She refused treatment, Wilbert said.

Anyone with additional information about the incident is urged to contact Patrolman David Drosonski of the West Long Branch Police Department at (732) 299-5000 or Patrolman Todd Verrecchia of the Wall Township Police department at (732) 449-4500.