Pedro Abad, the loser New Jersey cop in drunken wrong-way crash that killed two friends claims he 'may have been drugged at strip club before deadly crash' . Of course this is just horse-excrement, but this is what lawyers do: create smoke screens to deflect the guilt from the numerous-times drunk and killer cop who killed his two friends and injured another.
How was this drunk cop allowed to stay on the force with his priors? This is the exact type of guy that gives cops a bad name.Of course this is New Jersey, the most corrupt state when comes to police officers. They do whatever they want, they drink and drive, they kill people, they steal, they lie, they do not work, they abuse the overtime, they always claim they are injured, etc. Total mess.
Pedro Abad, 28, a Linden, New Jersey, police officer, was charged with driving drunk after being involved in a wrong-way crash in New York City.
His friends, Linden officer Frank Viggiano and friend Joe Rodriguez, were killed in the March crash
Tests show Abad's blood alcohol content was three times the legal limit when the crash occurred
Police said Abad crashed into a tractor-trailer on the West Shore Expressway after the group left a Staten Island strip club at about 5am
Abad's lawyer told a judge that his client may have been drugged at the strip club and requested for his blood sample to be tested
By Regina F. Graham For Dailymail.com and Associated Press
Published: 12:47 EST, 29 October 2015 | Updated: 17:20 EST, 29 October 2015
A lawyer for an off-duty New Jersey police officer charged with driving drunk says his client may have been drugged at a strip club before a wrong-way crash in New York City that killed his two friends.
Attorney Mario Gallucci told a judge that an expert he hired 'found some medical evidence that could be interpreted to mean' suspended Linden police Officer Pedro Abad was given the date-rape drug known as GHB before the March crash on Staten Island.
He asked Judge Stephen Rooney if he could get Abad's blood sample to be tested.
Assistant District Attorney Mark Palladino said he would find out if a sample is available.
A phone message left with the strip club by The Associated Press wasn't immediately returned.
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Linden Police Officer Pedro Abad, who had a hearing at the Staten Island Courthouse Thursday, is pictured above exiting court with his aunt
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Police said Abad crashed into a tractor-trailer on the West Shore Expressway after the group left a strip club at about 5am on March 20
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Abad had been driving the wrong way on the highway, and his blood alcohol content was 0.24. The legal limit in New York is 0.08
Gallucci told Rooney that it is becoming common for strip clubs to offer GHB, which is short for gamma hydroxybutyrate, to men to try to get them to spend more money.
He said he is representing another client who said he was drugged and involved in a crash on the same highway.
Prosecutors say Abad, who pleaded not guilty last month, crashed head-on into a tractor-trailer after leaving the Curves strip club.
Tests later showed the officer's blood alcohol content was 0.24; the legal limit in New York is 0.08.
Hours before the crash, Abad had posted a photo on Instagram of three shot glasses filled with what he identified as 'Jack Daniels Fire on the house.'
Abad arrived in court Thursday in a wheelchair, his right foot and lower leg in a soft cast.
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Abad (left) was allegedly drunk driving when he caused a wrong-way crash that killed another officer and a friend. Patrik Kudlac (right), 23, was critically injured in the crash
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Linden officer Frank Viggiano (left) and Abad's friend Joe Rodriguez (right) were killed in the horrific crash on March 20
His attorney said he is scheduled for another surgery on December 1. His mother pushed him into the courthouse, but Abad was able to wheel himself to the defendant's table.
Frank Viggiano, a second off-duty Linden police officer, and Joseph Rodriguez — both 28 — died in the crash. A third officer, Patrik Kudlac, was critically injured.
Abad, 28, had two drunken-driving arrests in the last four years, including one for an accident in which he plowed through the wall of a convenience store, records show.
He was suspended from his job in September. But of course the corrupt Linden Police Dept. will pay his full salary anyway. Welcome to the corrupt State of New Jersey. Crooks and thieves throughout the state, county and local governments. That is why the State is almost bankrupt.
Abad was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence in Roselle, New Jersey, in January 2011 after his car 'put a hole completely through the building' housing a supermarket, a police report said.
He was issued a summons for driving under the influence and reckless driving, but apparently the case didn't conclude in any citations or violations, the state Motor Vehicle Commission said.
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Just before the crash, Abad, pictured left, posted a photo on his Instagram page of three shot glasses filled with what he identified as 'Jack Daniels Fire on the house', pictured right
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The crash occurred after the three off-duty New Jersey cops and their friend left this Staten Island strip club
Thirteen months later, Abad was charged with DUI in Rahway, New Jersey.
A police dashboard camera video showed him weaving, wobbling and slurring his words as he attempted to complete a field sobriety test.
Abad broke his silence about the horrific ordeal last month when he uploaded a post on Instagram and Facebook.
Sporting a batman shirt, Abad posted a selfie and wrote a message about his injuries in the caption. He also wrote a tribute to Viggiano and Rodriguez. The post has since been deleted.
In June, four strippers and a club manager at two other New York strip club were charged with giving four men the stimulant methylone, commonly known as 'molly,' or the tranquilizer ketamine, and then taking the dazed and confused victims to the clubs, where their credit cards were swiped for a combined $200,000 in unauthorized charges.
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Abad wrote a message about his injuries and wrote a tribute to Linden officer Frank Viggiano and friend Joe Rodriguez, who were killed in the March 20 crash. The post has since been deleted
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3295429/Lawyer-Cop-drugged-strip-club-crash.html#ixzz3qa6Omnzm
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