An elected official in northern New Jersey has been charged with drunken driving after he was involved in a three-vehicle crash.
The Jersey Journal reports that Jersey City Councilman Khemraj "Chico'' Ramchal was arrested early Saturday.
The 39-year-old Ramchal was driving southbound on West Side Avenue when his sport utility vehicle and another vehicle collided at Communipaw Avenue around 12:30 a.m. A taxi was also involved in the accident, and a passenger in that vehicle was treated at a hospital for a back injury that was not considered serious.
Ramchal did not return a message seeking comment.
Authorities say the accident remains under investigation.
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