Franklin Lakes Woman Charged With DWI

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. — A borough woman was charged with driving while intoxicated by Riverdale police early Sunday morning, authorities said.

Riverdale Patrolman Andrew Duffy saw a white Kia having trouble maintaining a lane while traveling on Route 23 North at 12:50 a.m., police said.

The Kia made an illegal U-turn from Route 23 North to Route 23 South; the vehicle stopped and the driver, Lynsey Laforge, 27, had an odor of alcohol on her breath and her eyes were bloodshot and watery, police said.

She was given field sobriety tests and brought to headquarters for an Alcotest, police said. After the exam, Laforge was issued summonses for driving while intoxicated, careless driving, failure to maintain lane, and making an improper U-turn, police said. She was released.

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