A suspended Midland police officer hope to be
reinstated, two years after he pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated.File
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MIDLAND PARK — A borough police
officer hopes to return to the force after being suspended for drunkenly
crashing an all-terrain vehicle, Midland Park Suburban News reported.
Joseph B. Gaeta seeks to be
reinstated to the police department, and is hopeful that an April 15 meeting
between his and the borough's attorneys could lead to his return to the force.
In December 2011, Gaeta drank
as part of a training exercise to show the effects of alcohol at the Bergen
County Police Academy in Mahwah. Another officer drove him home after the
exercise, but four hours later, Gaeta allegedly crashed an ATV on Greenhaven
Road in Wyckoff. His blood-alcohol level was .135 percent at the time of the
crash.
Gaeta was suspended without pay
two years ago. The court suspended his driver's license and ordered him to
participate in the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center's driver safety program.