A Hamilton Township police officer is facing driving while intoxicated and reckless driving charges after he allegedly crashed his car into the front of a bar, the Mercer County Prosecutors Office said.

Friday morning at about 1:20 a.m., Hamilton police were called to Bill's Olde Tavern near the intersection of Nottingham Way and Quakerbridge Road in Hamilton Township at the report of a car accident, prosecutors said.

There, the office alleges, they found off-duty officer Edward Lugo, who had struck the tavern with his car. He was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

The prosecutor's office said no one besides Lugo was in the car, and no one else was hurt in the crash.

Lugo was issued summonses for charges of reckless driving and driving while intoxicated.

Lugo's LinkedIn says he has been with the Hamilton Police Department since 2004 and state employee records show he earns about $120,000 per year.

Hamilton police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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