MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — A Superior Court judge will decide whether jurors for an aggravated manslaughter case can hear the result of a drug and alcohol recognition test administered to defendant Nicholas Golden after his car crashed into and killed a 20-year-old college student riding a motorcycle, according to a report on PressofAtlanticCity.com The horizontal gaze nystagmus, or HGN test,...
The street view of Cape May County Courthouse, where Nicholas Golden is being tried for aggravated manslaughter. MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — A Superior Court judge will decide whether jurors for an aggravated manslaughter case can hear the result of a drug and alcohol recognition test administered to defendant Nicholas Golden after his car crashed into and killed a 20-year-old college student riding a motorcycle, according to a report on PressofAtlanticCity.com
The horizontal gaze nystagmus, or HGN test, helps police identify suspects that are under the influence of drugs or alcohol by having them follow an item with their eyes. Those under the influence experience an involuntary jerking of the eyes.
A series of hearings, beginning in May, have been held on the validity of the HGN test. Witnesses have said Golden failed the test.