SPARTA, N.J. — New Jersey police say a man poured water on a freezing road to try to make it look like black ice rather than drunk driving was the cause of a car crash.
Bryan Byers of Sparta was arrested Saturday and charged with drunken driving and other offenses.
Authorities say he hit a guardrail after running a stop sign early that morning. Police say Byers and a friend dumped water onto the road, causing it to ice over.
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The friend, Alexander Zambenedetti, was also charged with driving drunk. Police say he was not wearing a shirt despite a chill made it feel like 15 below zero.
Byers could not be reached; Zambenedetti did not immediately return a call Tuesday from The Associated Press.
Both men are due in court on Thursday.
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