Westchester Woman Arrested in Yorktown for DWI With 2 Children in Car
By Dan Murphy
Every child deserves a sober driver. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) believes that driving drunk with a child passenger in a vehicle is a form of child abuse.
In November 2009, New York enacted comprehensive DUI Child endangerment laws including making it a felony to drive drunk with a child passenger in a vehicle.
Key provisions of Leandra’s Law
First time offenders driving while intoxicated or impaired by drugs while a child of younger than 16 years old is in the vehicle may be charged with a class E felony punishable by up to 4 years in State prison.
Individuals charged with driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 or greater and with a child under the age of 16 in the vehicle would automatically have their license suspended pending prosecution.
40 year old Judith Lena was arrested on a Saturday afternoon after Yorktown Police received a report of a motor vehicle accident. Lena was arrested and charged with
Felony aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child in the car and endangering the welfare of a child.
The Judge issued a temporary order of protection on behalf of the child victims.
We say this again and again for anyone drinking and contemplating getting behind the wheel-Call an Uber!
