Judge tosses politician’s lawsuit over drunken-driving stop

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey politician whose 2012 drunken-driving traffic stop led to a law requiring police to mount video cameras in their cars has had his lawsuit tossed out.

A federal judge in Camden dismissed the lawsuit by Democratic Assemblyman Paul Moriarty against the Washington Township police department.

Moriarty had said the police department failed to adequately train and supervise its employees. He contested the drunken-driving charge and said he was the victim of a rogue police officer.

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