Police: Drunk Westbury Woman Found Slumped Over in Driver's Seat With 3-Year-Old in Car

A Westbury woman faces numerous charges, including a felony DWI charge, after she was found slumped over in the driver’s seat of her car in Williston Park while a 3-year-old was in the backseat on Monday afternoon, police said.

According to police, a Third Squad detective driving on Hillside Avenue was informed by a passing motorist of a possible intoxicated driver around 4:45 p.m.

The detective came upon a 2012 Toyota Camry stopped on the westbound side on Hillside Avenue with the front right wheel up on the curb and the engine running, police said.

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Upon investigation the detective discovered the driver Danielle Kalberer, 34, slumped over in the driver’s seat and a 3-year-old girl secured in a car seat in the rear of the vehicle, police said.

Kalberer, who was then arrested, was also discovered to be in possession of a single prescription narcotic pill, police said. The child was released to a family member and no injuries were reported, police said.

Kalberer is charged with aggravated DWI with a child under 15–a felony under Leandra’s Law–seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, endangering the welfare of a child, two counts of DWI and an additional count of aggravated DWI. She will be arraigned on Tuesday at First District Court in Hempstead.