A Newark motorist displayed bad judgment — and worse timing — when he was arrested near the Holland Tunnel for DWI early Friday by a Port Authority cop who busted him for the same offense two weeks ago, authorities say.
The latest incident occurred at 4:15 a.m. when Jose Guallpa-Bravo, 29, was behind the wheel of a 2004 Hyundai with a defective tail light near the Holland Tunnel, in Jersey City, and was spotted swerving in traffic and crossing over a solid white line, sources say.
Port Authority Police Officer Rhett Peppi followed Guallpa-Bravo’s vehicle and pulled him over at 14th Street, near the tunnel entrance, at which point he volunteered that Peppi was the same cop who busted him for DWI near the same location on May 13.
This time, police say, Guallpa-Bravo asked for “another chance,” but when Officer Peppi spotted the suspect’s red and glassy eyes, he instead administered sobriety tests, which the motorist failed.
Guallpa-Bravo, of Newark, was charged with DWI and reckless driving.