January 02, 2016
A woman has been charged after she drove her car recklessly into several other vehicles in the parking garage of an Atlantic City casino.
According to police, 39-year-old Joanna Kostas of Mays Landing entered an unoccupied vehicle waiting for valet parking at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino around 3 a.m. Friday.
The keys were in the ignition, and Kostas drove into four other parked, unoccupied vehicles. She was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center for non-life threatening injuries afterwards.
She has been charged with two traffic violations - driving while intoxicated and reckless driving - as well as unlawful taking of means of conveyance, a criminal charge.
The incident was caught on tape, and can be viewed here (Disclaimer: Video contains explicit language):
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Atlantic City Police Department Accident Investigations Section at 609-347-5744.