New Rochelle Woman Charged with Drunken Driving on Sprain

Yonkers - Police said a 33-year-old woman was charged with drunken driving on Memorial Day after her car was stopped on the Sprain Brook Parkway.

The New Rochelle resident was stopped at approximately 1:50 a.m. on the parkway after she was seen driving erratically, police said. She was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. Police said that she was also ticketed on infraction charges including speeding and driving on the shoulder.

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DWI (driving while intoxicated) is a serious criminal offense in New York. Most often, this is charged as a misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment in county jail of up to one year (along with driver's license suspension and fines.) However, DWI may also be charged as a felony. In these cases, the driver may face years of imprisonment in a state correctional facility. Whether you or a loved one has been charged with a first time DWI or if this is an arrest for a second, third, or subsequent offense, you will need aggressive legal counsel as soon as possible.

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