READINGTON TWP. - Stephanie Roggina, 26, of Flemington, was arrested and charged with eluding and driving while intoxicated after reportedly speeding away from an officer in Hunterdon County, according to a police report.

Roggina became an officer in the Scotch Plains Police Department in Union County in June, according to a news report and her LinkedIn page.

A Readington police officer said they saw a black Ford Edge stopped for a long time at the intersection of Hillcrest Road and Route 629 at 11:36 p.m. on Aug. 26.

When the officer turned on his emergency lights, the driver, later identified as Roggina, turned west on Route 629 and began speeding away from the officer, police said. During a pursuit, Roggina allegedly drove recklessly, going off the road several times and hitting a guardrail, before the officer was able to stop the Ford on Locust Road.

Roggina allegedly appeared intoxicated, police said. In addition to the eluding and DWI charges, she was also issued motor-vehicle summonses for reckless driving, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, leaving the scene of a crash and obstructing the passage of other vehicles.

Police said she was released to an adult with a pending court date.

Roggina, a 2008 graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School, earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Kean University in 2012. According to her LinkedIn page, she worked as a security officer at the university from 2012-2015, becoming an officer in the university's police department for just over a year before being appointed to the Scotch Plains Police Department on June 10.

She has been suspended without pay pending further investigation.