The lawyer entered the plea on her behalf at a hearing on Thursday. According to the accident report, Cunningham, D-Hudson, was driving an Infiniti EX3 compact SUV west on Culver Avenue near Route 440 about 9:35 a.m. when she sideswiped two cars. She told told police: "I was coming down the street when I was about to make a turn and instead turned into a snowbank," according to the report, which indicates her car was towed and impounded. The case was moved to Bergen County to avoid any conflicts of interest. Cunningham's late husband, Glenn Cunningham, died while serving as mayor of Jersey City in 2004. She has served in the state Senate since 2007.