West Orange Council President Accepts DWI Plea Deal
Victor Cirilo fined, loses driver's license for November incident in Verona.
West Orange Council President Victor Cirilo accepted a plea deal in Verona Municipal Court Wednesday night on charges stemming from a DWI incident last November. The case, postponed several times since an initial November court date, was not without continued drama Wednesday night as an angry Verona Municipal Court Judge John A. Paparazzo clashed once again with Cirilo’s attorney, Roy Breslow of Verona and Cirilo during questioning on the plea agreement. Cirilo was originally charged with driving while intoxicated following a Nov. 9 police stop after he made a turn from Bloomfield Avenue onto Mount Prospect Avenue (Route 23) just after midnight, Verona Police Chief Douglas Huber said at the time. At the time of his arrest, Cirilo was …
Alan Sanders
9:52 am on Monday, March 11, 2013
I ascribe to the 'everybody makes mistakes' view. Fool me once, okay, fool me twice, you've blown it. Most important to me are: I think that if Victor Cirillo was innocent and had credible proof, he would have opted for trial - the fact that he didn't, his delaying tactics and from what's claimed above, his contradictory statements re-being advised about the breathalyzer test are consistent with … more ›