Crime & Safety
Freeport Woman Charged With DWI Had Child In Car: PD
The woman's 10-year-old daughter was in the vehicle, police say.
FREEPORT, NY — A Freeport woman was arrested on Friday after driving while intoxicated with her 10-year-old daughter in the car, Nassau County police said.
Freeport officers conducted a vehicle and traffic law stop at 10:10 p.m. on a 2015 Nissan near North Grove Street and Lena Avenue, police said.
It was determined that the driver, 43-year-old Zaneta Lachapelle, exhibited signs of intoxication and was placed under arrest, police said.
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According to police, the 10-year-old was released into the custody of a family friend.
Lachapelle was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated (Leandra's Law), driving while intoxicated, endangering the welfare of a child, and vehicle traffic law violations, police said.
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She was arraigned on Oct. 10 at First District Court in Hempstead, police said.
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