Gooden Back To Good 'Ol (Bad) Days

What was slowly becoming the feel good story for the Mets, much in the way Darryl Strawberry has become popular again, Dwight Gooden failed again.

According to Deadspin, Gooden was involved in a traffic accident Tuesday morning in Franklin Lakes, NJ.

The Police press - release:

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Detective Bureau Telephone 201-xxx-xx31

Fax 201-891-0967

490 Dekorte Drive

Franklin Lakes, NJ, 07417
Date: 24 March 2010
From: Detective Lieutenant John Bakelaar

Re: Press Release

3/23/2010 – At 8:50 am, officers responded to a 911 report of an auto accident on Old Mill Rd. involving two vehicles. After conducting an on-scene investigation, officers arrested one of the drivers, Dwight GOODEN, age 45 of Franklin Lakes, NJ. GOODEN was charged with the following:

Under the Influence of a Controlled Dangerous Substance

Endangering the Welfare of a Child

Driving While Under the Influence of Drugs

DWI with a Child Passenger

Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident

Reckless Driving

Failure to Keep Right

Failure to Notify Change of Address regarding driver's license

Mr. GOODEN was released on his own recognizance. Officers Jon RYNANDER and Robert LYON investigated.