stupid, stupid, drunks,what did he say to the cop after OPPS!!!

I sure hope he is ok. With all the knowledge we have today people still get behind the wheel drunk and put us all at risk. Hope she goes to jail.

I hope Adam is ok. Knew him in high school. When the F will people get the hint to not drink and drive. Please update if anyone knows Patrolman Guker is ok. Thanks!

ok maybe this was the same person out in Ortley beach attacking woman at 3am ??? ( JUST JOKING) but nothing good goes on after 12am.... IF your going to Drink .. .stay home & drink all you want Or stay at your friends home. LUCKY it was a Cop car & noone was Killed... Sorry have no sympathy for stupidity, ( just like the woman walking alone on the beach @ 3am after drinking) .... You choose the behavior you choose the consaquence... BOTH of them are VERY lucky!!!

Here is a warning to all. Drive through Manchester on the night shift and Patrolman Guker will find you or in the case, you will run into him.

Aphrodite Rakos? Should have arrested her for bad taste in names.

People make mistakes and hopefully some will learn from this. But in the end, all that matters is that both people are ok and are able to see another day of life. People are so cruel to others after reading things like this, when the first thought should be " hope both are ok". This doesnt make someone a bad person , it makes a bad decision and everybody makes bad decisions and people learn from them.

Driving while drunk isnt making a mistake. It's premeditated." If you drink, don't drive, if you drive don't drink" its been embedded in our heads for years. People who endanger themselves and others due to their negligence to the law and welfare of others deserve the repercussions of it. At least this idiot doesn't have a death on her hands. It's common sense. I contacted Patrolman Guker through a mutual friend and heard he is sore but well.

I understand that and i am not saying that drinking and driving is okay. But im saying that before people sit and say negative comments and say meaningless things about people, maybe they should sit and say I hope both are okay and everyone is safe instead of making stupid comments about her name or jail and things like that. If any of you have kids, would you stand by your childrens side ( even though they were wrong) , yes you would be you love them. Hopefully everyone will learn from this and this will change the way people think about bashing other. People bash others they dont no but when its a friend or family memeber they are there for them even though they are wrong.

Thank god both people are ok

Under no circumstance is drunk driving excusable but I see no need to bash the girl. Most people are guilty of driving drunk atleast once in their lives. Fortunately you either haven't been caught or caused an accident. In end nobody was hurt and she will be charged like any other drunk driver.

well said bobby! totally 100% agree with you. the most important thing is that everyone is ok and no one was hurt!

I'm not out to bash the other driver, if I sounded that way it wasn't what I intended. I am sure the family of the driver is relieved she will live to learn from her selfish action. Recently had a tragedy where the "other driver" was the person I cared for. Alcohol wasn't involved but he did succumb to his injuries. What hurt me in excess was the shameful, rude, and asinine comments from posters. I shouldn't have said "idiot" but given I knew the patrolman I was biased. But I agree with both Bobby and Liz that at least they are both ok.

Dennis I clearly see your point but comments from people like from Ray are childish. Maybe when Rays name happens to appear in paper we will all find something to make fun of him for.

someones name shouldn't be the topic or the concern ... thats the type of people that karma is a bitch and clearly are not mature enough to be on a page like this. And when people sit there and say " hope she goes to jail" , thats the type of things that a bashing because if it was someone they knew then they would never say those things. If you comment on something like this, comment on how they hope they are ok and learn from this, not about there name or hope they go to jail. immature people. Amanda is a great person and has a very big heart. Im sure she is feeling not so great about this so everyone should stop with the childish remarks.

Has anybody else noticed an extreme amount of roll over lately? Seems Jeeps and SUVs roll over very easy.

Hopefully the court will take this drunk off the road for a long time. Hope the cop is OK.

With all the info we have today thatpeople just dont get it! I for one have to be driving to work on these roads during prime drunk driving time after the bars close & there are too many of these dumb asses out there! People like me are going to work tring to put food on the table for my family & i get injured or worse because someone has to learn? Thier mistakes becomes our problem.

well said bob

I honestly feel that ppl in jersey are ignorant and need to keep comments to themself! But like liz said things happen its an accident if it was someone close to u it would be a different story! No need for the negative comments! Shes a great person who would give the world to anyone and she made a bad choice everyone does once in there life and if u say u dont ur a liar! Im glad everyone is ok and no one was hurt thats all that matter not the opinion of immature people!

She will likely lose her license for about 7 months and get hit with fines and surcharges and then will have to have a breathalyzer thing attached to her car for a year. After which time she will be all clear to do it again....unless she happens to have learned a lesson, but the sad truth is many drunk drivers will.do it again.

And @Angie ...she may be a great person, but drunk driving and whatever may happen due to it is never an accident, it is a choice and a selfish one at that. If she killed someone in your family, you probably wouldnt be as forgiving.

Oh please people like I said if ur friend or family member did this, u wouldn't be saying negative comments but bc u don't no the person you talk all u want. If people were perfect then the world would be at peace, but it's not and people make mistakes . I'm not saying she is right but to say u hope the cop is ok is SELFISH and IGNORANT. All of you on here have made mistakes and will continue to make mistakes. Its like you people exile people from society when bad thngs happen. Most important thing is that EVERYONE IS OK.

Kgm- so u wouldn't be there to support ur family through a hard time? Even if u knew he was wrong? I thought family sticks together nomatter what. U can think someone is wrong but be by there side through hard times

She made a mistake once and thank god she didn't kill anyone and everyone is ok. But I no she is grieving about this and feels horrible . She will rise above this and it won't matter one day bc she will never do this again.

she will do whatever she needs to do to make this better and it will be ok. if a cop forgives her , then u all can get over it.

kgm- ur right if she was to have killed someone it would be a different story but guess what she DIDNT... no1 got hurt thats all the matters... she may have made a selfish choice but im sure ur made some bad calls in ur life... and liz is right family sticks together whether or not it was the right choice or not if it was ur daughter, sister, mother etc. u would be standing by them 100% because people are human they make mistakes.. and shes very torn up about what happened and will never do this again... honestly people need to learn to keep there ignorance to themselves no need to be calling her an idiot or saying she should be in jail.. or anything like that!

Never ceases to amaze me how immature grown people can be. I assume you're older than 12 so to come on here and make fun of her name might be the most pathetic thing I can imagine you saying. Thankfully everyone involved is safe. We can sit and speculate about what could have happened, but it didn't. Everyone makes mistakes and it's ignorant to judge someone based on a bad decision. Not one of you know how intoxicated she was. She may have blown a .09 and been completely fine. Fact of the matter is act like an adult. Express concern for people around you. Otherwise keep your ignorance to yourselves. Keep in mind people like myself who love and care about Amanda will read this. Have some respect.

everyone makes mistakes... comeon NOT Drinking & driving...a mistake is picking the wrong person to date, not getting the right shape of make up, maybe even leaving a job before you have a new one ... Drinking & Driving is not a : "simple mistake" anyone caught Drinking & Driving SHOULD go to jail, & to hit cop car to boot.... 25 years old SOULD know better & If that was one of my family members you betcha I would lay into them how stupid they where for drinking & Driving... Drink at home Or stay at a friends.. Even call someone to pick you up!! Dont risk yur life or even worse someone elses

no one said it was a simple mistake , they said it was a mistake. who are you to tell the world what is and isnt a mistake. leave the poor girl alone about this. you wouldnt be saying this if it was a family member or friend. stop with. she knows it was wrong and she shouldnt have risked her life or anyone elses but today is a new day and she was started it off right by fixing it.

i agree with liz! a mistake is a mistake... and i never once said it was "SIMPLE" nor did i say it wasnt a bad choice... and no one knows how much she had to drink ur going by what a paper says not always the WHOLE story... so before u go and JUDGE ppl make sure u know the entire storyy... shes upset about it and doesnt need the rude comments or a lecture from ppl who dont know her at all... she will get past this and move on with her life... and like liz and i have been saying this whole time is that YES she made a BAD choice but NO ONE got hurt and that is ALL that matters... not all this bs that people are saying...

what ALL of you that are leaving the negitive comments a mistake is a mistake big or small you dont know what she is going threw at the end of the day for all you know she could have thought that she was ok to drive or she could have been out drinking and needed to get home for an emergency or anything you dont know until you are in her shoes and your not so you need to stop judging yeh she put peoples lives in danger but it wasnt like she intentionally did it if she should have went to jail then the law enforcements would have put her there but they didnt so what does that tell you... and who are you to try and be above the law and say what should have happened? if thats the case then people could say you should go to hell for judging. NO ONE IS PERFECT SO STOP ACTING LIKE YOU GUYS ARE... she messed up and the law is having her pay for it she should have to be bullied by iggnorant people... last time i checked you can face jail time for bulling people so why dont you think before you talk next time

shouldn't

I find it amazing how some people could speak so low of someone that they have NEVER met a day in their life. Your going to tell me none of you don't know someone who you would never imagine to make a bad decision and they did? Bc this is a person who made a bad decision that she will have to live with and to me that's a whole lot worse than jail time as you all may think she deserves, I do not. I think you all need to come to your adult semi mature senses and just be damn thankful that they both are alive! Someone was obviously watching over the both of them and that right there is where each and everyone of you should be thinking about and saying god bless the both of them and hope to god this helps others to learn and know that not everyone could be so lucky. So why don't you keep your negativity to yourselves because I'm sure she's punishing herself enough and will be for a while.

Driving while intoxicated is NOT a "MISTAKE" it is a CHOICE. When you get behind the wheel DRUNK your VEHICLE becomes a DEADLY WEAPON. Fortunately no one was seriously injured THIS TIME, but that is NO EXCUSE. This was just one of a dozen dwi related accidents in the county this weekend alone

ya and some people make chances that are wrong= a MISTAKE

mis·take (m-stk)
n.
1. An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.

so there for it was a MISTAKE leave the girl alone she had defective judgement and now she is taking full responsibility

mis·take (m-stk) KEY

NOUN:
An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.

GOT THE SAME DEFINITION ... PEOPLE BETTER START READING IT!

lol @ liz i just did the same thing before you ...smh sometime people are just so dumb next they are going to tell us that the dictionary is wrong to....

If people are gonna say the dictionary is wrong, I'm seriously going to have to consider there education and reading abilities.

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If any of you people had any idea what was going on besides what you are reading she actually fell asleep the reason for dui is she had a few drinks hours befor pretty sure is she was wasted she wouldnt have gotten so close to home it was a 40 min drive and 70 is a really boring road so keep your comments to yourself i hope you feel so much better about yourself that your so awesome behind a keyboard and didnt you know you cant believe everything you read

I am somewhat amazed that many of you are calling this young lady's actions a "mistake." A "mistake" is when someone forgets to send a birthday card to their friend. A "crime" is when someone gets behind the wheel of a car while under the influence or too tired to drive and nearly kills someone who happens to be in their path. I'd say that Aphrodite is just about the luckiest person in the world today. All but for the grace of God that police officer would have been killed. Hold her responsible for her actions and let her suffer the consequences. Do not make excuses for poor choices!

A "boring road".... REALLY?!

#1- we cannot keep our comments to ourselves, for this is a social page put up to keep us informed about news and happenings in the areas we live. We are encouraged to post our feelings AND comments about said news as we deem them necessary.

#2- I, as do others would find it much more exhilirating to stand up in a group of people in a room and vent our frustrations in person about these topics, but unfortunately that is not the case, but there is a great big invention called the INTERNET, in which it allows us to do so. Keyboard or no keyboard, my voice is still the same

#3- and I did know I cannot believe everything I read, because I cannot believe I read what I read, lol

#4- a "boring road"... REALLY?!

Well jackie, none of us would have to be saying any of those things if she weren't driving while intoxicated or "tired" as Justin put it.

I agree @ No Name

Wow I not a 5 year oldand I glad you can count everyone walked away from the accident call it a mistake or a choice doesnt matter it was wrong yes but bad things happen if she was drunk I would understand all your comments but fact isshe dosed off

You no what donna, your right, she is a very lucky person today bc she has an amazing family and friend support system to help her get through times like this and to help her get through the comment that people like you make. And if you want to take on the definition of a "mistake" then be my guest, but in reality people choose to do what they want, and in the end if it doesnt turn out the way they planned and they regret doing it, then it turns into a mistake. People today are heartless , if this was someone you knew, you would not be saying any of this. You would support them and stand by there side through there consequences because that's what you do when u love someone. Amanda will rise about all of this and in the end she will take her consequence and move on to make things better for herself.

just wondering would you just be calling it a mistake if someone hit you while they desided to get into a car tired & drunk. ? whould you just be calling it a mistake if a drunk driver took the life of someone you love??

Guess what he didn't take a life read the article! And ya u I saw ur comment before u deleted it! Good for u with 3 kids and u would tell them they were selfish and whatever else u would tell them, but as a mother u are still going to stand there and be by there side bc u love ur kids! That's what a parent does. And I would call it lucky and hope the person learns from the mistake .. Have I been in a car and hit by a drunk driver , yes, and I hope that person now took there consequence and will never drink again. But as a parent, u stand by your child and yes u tell them there wrong when they are wrong but you still support them and hold there hand through this.

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Like many have said, she is a very lucky person today. Thankfully the police officer, Amanda, and others are able to see another day. Unfortunately people make "mistakes" or "bad decisions " or commit a "crime". That's life. She will learn from this and move on as should every one of you.

Liz - Walk a mile in my shoes, dear. I've had to hug my nieces and nephews when their father was killed by a drunk driver on his way to work. Your sympathy and understanding are grossly misplaced. Bury one of your family members, then talk to me. Until then, my empathy is with the police officer whose wake could have very well been this week at the hands of a girl who was either under the influence or "tired." Can we at least agree that she was irresponsible?

U people on here make me sick.... everyone is so judemental... everyone should stop with there worthless opinions and mind there own business if u want to open ur mouth about something make ur u get the whole story... NO ONE GOT HURT... she didnt kill anyone she didnt even hurt anyone thank god.. so instead of running ur mouth just be thankful no one got hurt... Amanda has amazing friends and famliy to help her keep her head up while people who dont even know her make stupid comments about her... i really feel bad for the families and friends that are close to some of the people on here because u all seem very rude and cold hearted god forbid something like this happens to a family member of urs i hope u dont act the same way!

Donna I'm sorry for ur loss, but she didn't kill anyone and everyone is ok. She is learning from it. If u son or daughter hit someone drinking and driving would you stand w them through all the bad? I hope so bc that's what makes a parent. Sticking on there through good and bad. It would be different if it was ur child or ur family that had a few drinks and fell asleep. U would be there for them. If u want to express death from this then go to a different page bc there's no death happening in this article

Liz - By all means, be there for her. But do not for one minute minimize the lesson to be learned. Hopefully, she will learn it and if you are her friend, you will see to it that she does. My brother-in-law was killed/murdered by a repeat DUI offender who fell asleep at the wheel. I wish that the driver's friends and family were less "understanding" and more "demanding" of better behavior from him. Perhaps then we would not have had to bury one of the best guys in the world. Do not make excuses for bad behavior -- particularly, when that bad behavior grossly impacts the lives of so many.

The people on hear clearly do not know the situation what so ever because of the fact she hit a parked car they have to write her a DUI because there was a reason for it the police never did any sobriety test an they never received blood work from hospital yet it is a part of protocol you have to prove you fell asleep so before you go on here and make childish remarks with out knowing the person or the whole story and instead reading what a tabloid posted your should think to your self what if I was in her shoes and half of this ahit was blown out of porportion and people were judging u and do not know the whole story

Am I reading the same article??? Doesn't it say Brick MAN and 'HIS' Jeep??????

I would just like to say that this story hasn't got it's facts straight and i'd like to direct you all to the ASBURY PARK PRESS article about it where they say she's an ALLEGED drunk driver. So you are all sitting talking a bunch of BS about someone who actually may NOT have been over the limit or drunk AT ALL. So I suggest everyone on here just move along to something else and start DEMANDING the heads of people who deserve it. Every SINGLE one of you ARE NOT perfect. If anyone of you people have ever driven OVER the speed limit or answered a phone or TEXTED someone while u were driving. And I GUARANTEE ALL OF YOU HAVE DONE THIS! YOU have all made a decision that has endangered the lives of others. There have been studies done that actually prove people on PHONES are more dangerous than people who are intoxicated. I'd NEVER defend drunk driving but you don't know the FACTS of the situation. All of you talking smack from your glasses houses better look in the mirror.

READ BELOW: ALLEGED means that it's not proven.
Asbury Park Press

http://special.app.com/article/20120617/NJNEWS/306170041/Brick-woman-s-crash-into-police-vehicle-sends-her-and-officer-to-hospital

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Niki u better read your link again because the first sentence........ MANCHESTER — A Brick woman was charged with driving while under the influence following a crash with a police vehicle early Sunday morning.......... So I'm guessing she has been charged .

My mistake it wasn't absury park press it was wobm.com

http://wobm.com/woman-officer-hurt-when-suv-hits-manchester-police-cruiser/

It is alleged. She hasn't been tried in court. OJ was charged. Being charged doesn't mean anything. Innocent until proven guilty. A good friend of mine got in an accident a few months ago after being hit by another car late at night that fled. Because he had been drinking hours earlier the officers charged HIM with DUI. Well weren't they embarrassed when his blood test results came back and he WASN'T over the limit. She wasn't breathalyzed and blood work doesn't come back that quick so anyone whose saying she was drunk is just speculating. She fell asleep did you miss the part that it was almost 4 in the morning?

I am grateful the Manchester Police Officer was not hurt, just look at that patrol car. He is out there to serve and protect, then a moron decides to drink, drive and fall asleep at 3:30 a.m. Sorry, but she was wrong. Could have slept it off somewhere or called for a ride. It was her choice to get behind that wheel and she is lucky she did not kill someone. She might be a "real nice girl" but she is stupid and I hope she learns from this and I hope they throw the book at her. That officer's family could have been going to a funeral, luck was on his side. Sorry, I have no sympathies for her.

We are all glad the police officer is fine and no one got hurt and yes a bad choice and many other thing could have gone wrong but they didnt

@Niki.....a crime must be called alleged until the court date. If it was made public that she failed the sobriety test, she is guilty, period. The test does not lie....and I guarantee she was tested immediately especially because she hit a cop car. I'm sure she didn't mean to do anyone any harm and I'm sure she us very upset about what she did. But that does not make it any less serious if a crime. Drunk driving is literally no different than walking into a crowded room and firing off a few rounds of a gun. You might kill someone and you might not....does it make you any less of a threat to the public if you happen to miss? You are making a deliberate choice in both scenarios to potentially kill someone. It is great that nobody died, but the end result does not negate the serious nature of the crime.

@Liz and everyone copying the definition of a "mistake" into their posts.....here is a definition for you....
Choice: Noun: An act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities.
THERE IS ALWAYS AN ALTERNATIVE TO DRUNK DRIVING. Drinking and getting behind the wheel does not happen by mistake, it is a choice someone makes.

Kgm. I know her personally and she was not breathalyzed on scene or at all. So I guess that speaks volumes about how " drunk " she was. As I stated earlier she wasn't drunk. Just fell asleep.

oh man kgm your so smart... so you have good choices that are right and then what are bad choices called... MISTAKES! ps by the way there is always an alternative and let me tell you the results of her blood work at the hospitall hasn't come back yet and they DID NOT breathalize her at the crime or at all... i no her very well and they DID NOT do that so get your fact straight before you give your opinion of this. she also wouldnt be able to leave the hospital if she was drunk and she was able to leave.

Sorry, no matter how well you know her....there is no way that you ram into a police car at 3:30am with such force that your jeep rolls over and they do not test your BAC. I'll buy that she may have fallen asleep at the wheel, that happens to people.....but don't try to claim that she wasn't even tested for her sobriety. They will check your BAC for far less than what occurred here.

@Liz....quite defensive huh? If they tested her blood....that IS testing for her BAC. No need for a breathalyzer. And you claim the bloodwork hasn't come back yet...um...do you live in 1950? How long do you think it takes to check blood to get a BAC count. They would have had to let her leave the hospital .....they don't detain you at a hospital. Believe me, you are letting the fact that you know her cloud your judgement on what she did. Remember one thing.....every person who drives drunk has friends and family....it doesn't make their crime somehow acceptable.

lol ha ok kgm your so right.. clearly you were there and so intuned to wat was going on.. make a phone call find out bc if you do, you wont post on her about that again

They deff knew her bac before she left the hospital. Has ne one seen manchesters lights at night ? They can blind you ! Maybe she has a sleeping disorder. Sleeping behind the wheel is just as bad as drinking and driving.

BAC levels don't come back instantaneous and she was in and out of the hospital. They let her go well before and if you knew anything about what you're talking about you would know the police aren't privy to blood work or any information from the hospital. It's called privacy laws and hospitals are very strict. The police will have to subpoena for the results. As I also stated earlier my friend was charged with a DUI and when his blood work came back all charges were dropped. It's similar to getting a ticket for not having insurance when you don't have a card. You go to court. Show the judge proof you have it and they drop the charge. Getting the ticket doesn't prove you don't have insurance. Just like getting a ticket for DUI doesn't prove she was drunk. AS I STATED EARLIER innocent until proven guilty. I'm pretty sure i shot a hole in every dumb point you made. So feel free to shut up now.

Ok, I'll believe you...people get checked for dui for speeding and weaving over the line....but you're telling me they didn't test her for smashing into a cop car in the middle of the night...sounds plausible to me. Oh but wait, the article said she WAS CHARGED with dui and other motor vehicle violations, now didn't it.

Maybe instead of spending so much time on here defending your "friend" you should get her some help so she doesn't hurt herself or someone else next time.

http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/159360755_Woman__officer_hurt_when_SUV_hits_police_cruiser.html

most recent update and guess what... doesnt say she was charged!

DRUNK DRIVING, IS NO ACCIDENT...Why is this even a discussion??!!?? Mistake...Yes...Accident...ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! Unfortunately, 8 out of 10 times the Drunk Driver has few if any injuries, and the innocent victims suffer major injuries if not worse...as for the Police Officer involved, most of you should take a look at the National Law Enforcement Memorial website and see how often an officers life is taken as well as another driver's...STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR THESE PEOPLE, THEY OBVIOUSLY DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO THE REST OF US!!

If she was drinking they knew about it in a few min. When u get a dui u r taken the police station, in this case it was the hospital , given a breth test , or again in this case blood work. Since her jeep thought it was a monster truck and drove over a cop car she obv was not driving home so she was released to a friend or family member so she would not cause any more damage to anything else.

Geez Liz goin all the way to north Jersey.com thought we were in central Jersey ?

Charged doesn't mean guilty. Innocent until proven guilty. I'm pretty sure you're all Americans. So clearly you must have some concept of how the justice system works. If not clearly ur Internet connection works. So google it.

Nobodyspecial? It's ur name for a reason! And ya I am.. U google it and it's everywhere and that's one from the paper so hell ya I'm putting it on there.

Why are the two of you so hell bent on defending her? The original article clearly stated that she was charged with dui. That is what people are reacting to. If she was in fact not drunk as you claim, then she has some other kind if issue that you, as her friends, should help her address. Someone who cannot see blinding cop car lights at 3am or falls asleep at the wheel should not be driving at 3am. Period.

Ok we will send her to " people who had a long day and are tired anonymous ". I didn't realize that it wasn't an accident to fall asleep behind the wheel. I'm sure you have never gotten a traffic violation for speeding. Running a light or a sign. Maybe failure to maintain your lane. I hope for every ticket you got in your perfect life that someone gave you " the help " you so desperately needed. Clearly we are on here defending her because she's our friend and this low rent article doesn't have it's facts straight. It's irritating for me to keep restating the same facts. How are you so confused?

the reason is cuz i am no one special im just a concerned citizen worried about my tax dollars that now have to be spent on fixing a new patrol car u picked that one cuz it says alleged drunken driver hahahaha

Best way to defend your friend, is to stop talking...wait for the facts to come, and then if you feel she has been wrongly charged or accused maybe it would be worth your effort. Until then, be her friend and help her through this time...drunk or tired, she made a bad decision...

@niki...I am not confused. But what you seem to be confused about is that someone's character has nothing to do with the fact that she made a potentially fatal decision....drunk or tired. What exactly are you defending....if she was in any condition not to be driving around at that hour, then she shouldn't have been driving. She may be a saint....but on this day her actions could have killed that police officer. End of story.

Best point so far gurl

Im glad everyone on here is so perfect. Its nice that you are all lawyers and know the law and take time out of your day to bash a girl you don't even know when all she did was fall asleep and hit a cop car. God knows none of you have never made a mistake, or im sorry, a "bad choice" the news reports are the most unreliable source for actual facts. Get a life and quit making this into something that its not

@john...its not something??? She could have killed herself as well as a Cop doing his job...so I'm just wondering, how is this not "something"...she's just as lucky to be ALIVE, as the other people involved...so while the rest of us Get A Life, I hope there's an inkling of remorse for those who's lives could have been taken...

@ Liz and John. U guys keep saying all she did was hit a cop car like that's normal. Yea thank God that's all she did. Now every time that cop get out of his car on a traffic stop he is gonna keep thinking about that nightmare of what happened that night instead of the car he pulled just pulled over. She didn't hit a squirrel. She hit a cop car WITH HIS LIGHTS ON. Plus no Manchester is prob gonna have to buy a new car and there goes the taxes up yet again

According to police, Rakos was charged with DUI. That does not mean that she is guilty of the offense. Police said that her blood was drawn at the hospital to be tested.

I pay manchester taxes too I send in few more dollars next month

Regardless of whether the blood test came back or not, they do not charge you with dui unless there is some suspicion or reason for them to believe you are under the influence of something. People get in accidents all the time and not all of them get charged with dui.

@nobodyspecial. Clearly I showed you an article that said alleged because it IS ALLEGED. She was not breathalyzed and on the 17th when this article was written the blood test results weren't back and you can be damn sure If they were the " Manchester patch " wouldn't be on the list of receiving parties. You realize that when someone is charged with something it doesn't make them guilty right?! You do get what the purpose of court rooms, judges, and juries are? She is NOT guilty until proven otherwise. Accidents happen and I'm willing to bet all you people have been in a few of them and/or gotten some tickets for traffic violations. I'm sorry we all aren't as perfect as yourself. We'll try harder. I may not know everything but I understand the concept of our legal system. I'm bored with this and all the tired points you people make.

FACTS: 1) She was NOT breathalyzed. 2) She fell asleep. 3) the charges are just that. CHARGES NOT CONVICTIONS 4) i would cry less about the pennies of your tax money that go toward the cop car and cry more about the way your taxes are wasted on bs like 10,000k for a phone line in a government building. 5) This article is just what someone slapped together based on what little information they were given. It's not based on all the facts so don't treat it like it is. 6) most importantly we are ALL HUMAN and until you can stand up and say you have never made a bad decision or perhaps thought you were less tired than you turned out to be then I would calm down.

@ms glidden u r correct. She wasn't given the breathalyzer test , they took blood at the hospital. Manchester has 30 days to investigate and write tickets. It's traffic court. There is no jury. Just u Ur lawyer and the judge and the cop she almost killed. How old was she ? 25 and u don't know how tired u r ? Wtf maybe when I was 17

Where was she commin from again ? The patch doesn't say. Or where was she goin at 4am ? Patch says she lives in brick and was goin west on 70

I DIDNT say she was gonna get a jury omg. I was just stating different parts of the justice system. I think I'm aware of how it works. I don't see how its your business where she was going, but she doesn't live in Brick. Oh wow yet another thing the Patch didn't get right. Clearly they don't have their story straight on many different things.

Gregory Kyriakakis
10:36 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
According to police, Rakos was charged with DUI. That does not mean that she is guilty of the offense. Police said that her blood was drawn at the hospital to be tested.

^^ He's the editor of THIS article and even he says it doesn't mean she's guilty.

I'd also like to point out for the people saying they're upset cause their tax dollars have to fix the cop car. Um that's what car insurance is for. Her insurance will repair the car. So calm down about your taxes. It's nice that people get into a car accident where they could have been hurt and you're worried about how much it will cost you.

Officer is still hurting. http://manchester-nj.patch.com/articles/police-unsure-if-officer-involved-in-sunday-crash-will-work-wednesday-shift

I really wouldn't need an article to tell me that people involved in a car accident are still sore a couple days later. Maybe you can let me know more obvious and common sense information. Start your own tabloid. Call it "Stuff Everyone Already Knows".

Clearly we all read this stuff so we don't need you to inform us!!

Well since u people clearly know everything then as u can see in she is still charged with DUI. Not sleeping behind the wheel

Ms. Rakos' friends on this thread really need to take a deep breath. Your defense of this young woman is so intense that it makes me even more suspicious of her actions. Additionally, your arguments lead me to think that you are equally young, naive and without concern for the aftermath of the crash. If she was drunk or tired, it was her fault. The car was parked and she ran into it. She needs to own it, put on her big girl pants and take responsibility. Her friends need to understand that they were not there, did not witness the event and be mature enough to consider the possibility that this woman exercised poor judgement and in so doing nearly killed someone.

Very well said, Donna.

Well said Donna

WOW lady jump off ur high horseee... give me a break u people are sooo caught up with ur ignorance... ur telling us that we are making her look more guilty because were defending her to worthless people like urself that make it seem like u people are PERFECT we are on here trying to make ur unwanted comments to stop.. and we all said it was her fault and bad choice on her part so what part are u trying to prove? that u sit here and judge people u dont know because u have nothing better to do with ur time but to run ur mouth? were saying that this article isnt all true and that u guys dont know what happened... so maybe instead of telling us to wait for all the facts to come back maybe u should wait as well and learn to keep ur thoughts to urself cause no one cares what u think on this and just so u know she DIDNT kill anyone so stop saying she could have cause she DIDNT!!!!!!!!!

Its freedom of speech and y would the patch put a comment section if they didn't want comments.

The fact you're now calling it more suspicious like there's some sort of conspiracy now only further proves that you're bored soccer moms sitting around watching CSI marathons all day. Heaven forbid people see someone they care about getting trash talked by a bunch of people who don't have a damn clue what happened. You point out we weren't there, well princess neither were you. If you read the other article about this it says BLOOD WAS DRAWN FOR TESTING! There is no proof she was drunk. If you ask any police officer they will tell you in those type of accidents if someone had a drink even if it were hours earlier they will charge and run blood tests. All we were doing was trying to INFORM you people who were so clearly confused by bad information. NO ONE took away from the fact an officer was in that car. We are all relieved everyone is unharmed. You don't know Amanda and you don't know if she has taken accountability for what happened which she has. Her insurance will repair or replace the car, pay the officers bills, and she is completely devastated. It was AN ACCIDENT NOTHING MORE. If you're so offended by people defending a friend whose being wrongly trash talked then obviously you have no clue what friendship means and I feel sorry for your friends (if you have any) . ALL of us are done writing on here and will no longer be responding to you're BS. So go back to your TV dramas and soap operas. Have a nice day!

and yes Angie she should get off her "high horse" or whatever it is that's up her..... I mean that she's sitting on....

Being friends with this woman does not make you any more qualified to have an opinion on the situation than any of the rest of us. You were not at the scene and neither were we. You are basing your opinions off of what she told you. We are basing ours off of the media articles. There is no need to try to prove you are right and we are wrong. It will be decided in court. Why don't you save your energy till the court date when you can go sit with her as she tries to explain her actions there....I'm sure the judge will be very sympathetic to her story.

And by the way...if you take a moment to think logically about the crash as it is described....falling asleep at the wheel doesn't make any sense. People who nod off at the wheel crash into something shortly after shutting their eyes....wouldn't you agree? She would have had to shut her eyes long enough before the crash to have been far enough back to have not seen the flashing bright lights. Those lights can be seen from.a great distance on an empty road at 3am. She would have had to nod off a mile or two before coming upon the cop in order for her to not have seen it.....and if that were the case, she would have veered off the road long before getting to the cop.

i am appalled at how many people who are still judging and talking so little of a HUMAN BEING that they have no connection too, days later of the incident. Your going to tell me none of you have left somewhere and felt wide a wake and then all of a sudden it hit you? BS! well wake up call people most..MOST accidents are caused within a 5 mile radius of a persons home, and guess what she wasnt even that far, So please spare all of your bs for the birds bc no ones gives a crap of how perfect you are, how you would handle it, what should or shouldnt have happened. Because it did happen, they are both a live, well and breathing. Thats ALL that SHOULD matter. As for your taxes and what not, dont you people work? Have families, lives? so why are you bothering on bashing a girl when oh i dont know maybe go do work and make some money so you can pay your taxes. Not for nothing if she was not given a breathalyzer and results were not received from blood work yet, your all complaing, whining, and bashing for what? exactly nothing besides a what if. and that what if did not happen THANK GOD. so please continue on with your lives and let everyone else move on with theirs.

...and yet again you defend the person responsible for causing the accident and bash the people that YOU DON'T KNOW...as I stated in an earlier post, if you were her real friends, your time would probably be better spent caring for her instead of defending a situation that you are not entirely certain of, and arguing with people who are stating THEIR OPINIONS AND FEELINGS...if we aren't all worth it, STOP TALKING and don't give anyone a new reason to accuse you or your friend of anything until the facts have been proven...although I'm not a SOCCER MOM WATCHING CSI MARATHONS, I am another person who has to share the road with irresponsible people no matter how old, and I'm getting very sick & tired of having to be worried for my own safety let alone that of my family and friends because people have no regard to anyone else around them...so Bored, when you grow up, have a family of your own, I hope to God or whoever else that you are not on the receiving end of a police notification...there are no high horses being ridden, just people who are sick and tired of defending the victims who are not around to defend themselves.

Well said, Donna, and seriously, getting tired of reading these comments. She was at fault, she caused it. Glad the officer is ok, think he needs to take a week or so off to recuperate physically and mentally. She needs to live with what she caused. Could have been worse. Hope this is a lesson to her her well learned.......

Really??Deleting comments?? Why even have a comment section then....just report the news and leave it at that.

Why so much arguing about this story? Car crashes happen every day. This is only making news because she hit a cop car.

I agree completely. If she hit anyone else it wouldnt have been a problem but because she accidentally hit a cop car its all over the news. how do you think she feels? theres more things to worry about in the world then one girl who accidentally fell asleep and hit a cop car. accidents happen every day granted she should have been more careful but none of you know her so for you all to judge her and wrote false accusations about her on the internet is ridiculous. what if that was your daughter or niece anyone in your family and you had to read this about them TWO WRONGS DONT MAKE A RIGHT move on and worry about your own lives she will be fine and so will the cop.