Police say a woman from Orange County was arrested ad charged with aggravated DWI after a physical altercation on the road last week.
Offcials say the suspect was showing signs of intoxication, as she was witnessed fighting with another motorist after a vehicle crash. The woman was also traveling with two children at the time of the alleged incident, says police.
Leandra’s Law
Leandra’s Law is a New York state law that strengthens penalties for driving while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle. The law was named after 11-year-old Leandra Rosado, who was killed on the Henry Hudson Parkway in October 2009.
Rosenblum Law says that the only New York DWI offense for which a first-time offender is subject to a felony charge is “aggravated driving while intoxicated, with a child,” a class E felony defined as driving while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs with a child passenger aged fifteen years or younger.
Woman From New York’s Hudson Valley Charged With Aggravated DWI/Leandra’s Law
New York State Police said in a press release that on July 10, at approximately 5:23 PM., troopers from Tarrytown were dispatched to Interstate 87 in Yonkers for a report of a two-car accident and a physical altercation between both operators…