HACKENSACK — Two Hackensack police officers have been charged with falsifying records after an off-duty probationary officer allegedly crashed his car on his way home from a bar, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.

The crash was reported as a hit and run and no sobriety tests were administered, authorities said. There were indications that the driver, off-duty probationary officer Jakub Szostak, 24, had been drinking, according to the prosecutor's office.

Eric Mark, 30, who was on duty, had met up with Szostak before he left the bar and pulled up to him minutes after the crash, according to the prosecutor's office.

Szostak is also accused of providing false information to his insurance company.

Szostak and Mark are each charged with falsifying records, and Szostak is charged with insurance fraud.

Szostak and Mark both declined comment.

Mark's lawyer, Michael Mitzner, told The Record that his client "is absolutely not guilty of doing anything wrong in connection with that accident investigation which will be borne out when the case gets further along."

Both officers officially joined the force in January, but they have been on unpaid suspension since July, the newspaper reported. They also face administrative charges brought by the city, but Hackensack officials declined further comment on the issue, saying it was a "personnel matter."

If convicted of falsifying records, Szostak and Mark could each get up to 18 months in prison. If convicted of insurance fraud, Szostak could get up to five years in prison.

They are scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 6 at 9 a.m.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.