I just cane across this thread and despite living in South Jersey & being a member of Websleuths, this is the first I heard about her case.
My husband tows for the NJSP. If a person is in possession of a vehicle that had no insurance or registration the vehicle is impounded/towed. If a person is operating a vehicle without a license and no one else is on scene with a valid DL, the car is also typically towed.
If the person operating a vehicle is suspected of being “under the influence” the car MUST be impounded and held for a minimum of 24 hours and can only be released once the vehicle’s owner provides proof of registration and insurance too the impounding police dept and obtaining a release that must be provided to the impounding company. If the vehicle is being driven from the impound location, a valid DL must also be provided.
This is MANDATORY per John’s Law - named after “Navy Ensign John Robert Elliott, had been killed in a drunk driving crash” in 2000. In that case, a suspected impaired driver was taken into police custody and the vehicle was allowed to be parked, rather than impounded at the time. The driver had someone pick him up when released from police custody and he returned to the vehicle and drove off while still impaired, tragically crashing into and killing John Elliott.
So I doubt that Destiny was under the influence/impaired or the vehicle would have been towed.
I don’t have any idea what happened to Destiny, but I do have some concerns in light of the more recent disappearance of Danielle Lopez from the Pines - as well as a few other missing women from this general area recently. Ironically, Destiny and Danielle were both seen at a WaWa immediately before there disappearance - not that I think there is any significance to this as WaWa’s are soooooo common here.
