On October 27, 2026, New York State Police in Brewster conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling on Danbury Road in the town of Southeast for violations of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.
During the investigation, the operator, identified as Kayden C. Billingsley, 27, of North Salem, New York, exhibited signs of intoxication. Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were administered. Further investigation revealed that a 1-year-old child was a passenger in the vehicle.
Billingsley was taken into custody and transported to State Police Brewster for processing, where she submitted to a chemical breath test that revealed a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.14%. The child was safely released to a sober third party.
As a result of the investigation, Billingsley was charged with Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger (Leandra’s Law), a Class E felony, and Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
Billingsley was issued traffic tickets returnable to the Town of Southeast Court on December 10, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.