Police said the male driver also was obstructing traffic from passing around the vehicle.
An Independence Township man is being charged with drunken driving in a school zone.
Hackettstown police at 11:36 p.m. Sunday found driver Patrick Morella III, 39, allegedly stopped on an angle facing north in the southbound lane of Route 182, near Victoria Lane. Police said the vehicle was obstructing traffic.
An officer approached the vehicle and while talking with Morella determined he was intoxicated, according to police.
Morella is charged with driving while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated in a school zone, refusal to submit to a breath test and various traffic violations.
School was not in session at the time of the arrest. Morella was released pending a court appearance.
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