Crime & Safety
Drunk Woman Nearly Drove Into Bay With Her Kid In Car: Police
The car went through a barrier near the pitch and putt course Friday night.
BABYLON, NY – A woman is charged with felony DWI after she plowed her car through a barrier at the end of the Robert Moses State Parkway Friday night with her son in her car.
The crash occurred near Field 2 by the pitch and putt golf course. Photos from the scene show the car perched on top of rocks near the edge of the bay. West Islip firefighters rescued the woman and child from the car.
The woman, identified by Newsday as 40-year-old Raquel Warburton, of West Babylon, is charged with felony DWI under Leandra's Law and endangering the welfare of a child.
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