Red Bank Officer Suspended After Cruiser Crash
262 views · Published 4 January 2013 · 2:03 · Indexed 30 October 2026
Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2013 · News & Politics
by Alyssa Spirato� A Red Bank police officer is suspended without pay after crashing a patrol cruiser off duty.According to an incident report, Rachel Corn, 30, was driving her city patrol car around 1 am Christmas Eve when she crashed into a ditch, then hitting a brick pole. She was not on duty.The report said there was no presence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the accident. However city leaders suspended Corn without pay until the investigation was complete.Per city policy, Corn was required to take a blood test following the accident and is currently waiting the results. Corn's accident prompted city leaders like Randall Smith to take a second look a policies involving officers and take-home patrol cars. The policy, dating back to April 1998, says officers are not allowed to drive their cars off duty. Now Smith is putting strict enforcement on the policy, making sure everyone abides.There was a lot of questions and we just needed to answer those questions, said Smith.NewsChannel9 has also learned Corn was suspended without pay just a few months ago after two other incidents -- one involving issued equipment,�
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