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"Catania allegedly consumed a quantity of heroin
while in or around the Dunkin Donuts located on
Passaic Avenue in Fairfield," commented the Chief.
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"He then drove through the rear driveway of the Dunkin Donuts, which is also shared with the Goddard School."

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"Surveillance video shows the BMW stopping for about five minutes in the parking lot of the nursery school just before the vehicle is seen accelerating across Little Falls Road, nearly striking two passing vehicles."

"I was in the store when it happened,"
commented Michele Chiaia.
"Inside the store it sounded like an explosion.
The wall was hit which caused
all the frozen pizzas to fly out of the freezers.
It was very scary.
​I hope the driver is ok, it looks really really bad."

Credit: Fairfield Police After investigating the incident, Holzmann charged Catania with: operating a motor vehicle while under the influence use of a controlled dangerous substance  driving while under the influence in a school zone careless and reckless driving  He is scheduled for an initial appearance in the Fairfield Municipal Court on July 13.

“Thankfully, no one else was injured during this incident especially children from the nursery school," commented Chief Manna. "Our nation’s heroin epidemic continues to jeopardize, not only those who have fallen to its addictive spell, but as this case almost showed, the innocent citizen who happens to be ​in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

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"When officers arrived, it was determined that the driver was able to exit the vehicle, remove the child, and hand him off
to an individual who apparently witnessed the accident
and stopped," explained Manna. 
"The driver then allegedly passed out.
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Arriving officers performed CPR on the driver and she was eventually taken to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Paterson,
​with serious, life threatening injuries.
The child appeared uninjured
but was also taken to the hospital for evaluation."