This Day in History: 1961-08-14
A Paterson man, Donald F. Mullen, was fined a total of $18 in municipal court in an odd incident. Patrolman Fred Millen literally stopped Mullen’s car as it was rolling backward on Valley Road. Apparently Mullen and his companion had parked on a slight grade and fallen asleep. The brakes failed to hold and the car began to drift backward when it rolled into the police car. Magistrate Anthony Meyer Jr. fined Mullen $15 for having faulty brakes and $3 for not having the registration on the borrowed car in his possession. He might have been fined for reckless driving except that he wasn’t actually driving and no damage was done. (Bristow)