Nassau Woman Drove High With 6-Month-Old In Car: Police

Nassau County police arrested a woman from Hempstead after she allegedly was driving high on the Southern State Parkway and almost caused multiple accidents.

According to police, Marion E. Glass, 29, of Terrace Avenue, was seen driving her black 1998 Nissan Sentra westbound on the Southern State Parkway and allegedly drifting across multiple lanes, causing other drivers to swerve out of the way to avoid a crash.

Nassau police and New York State Troopers tried to get Glass to stop, but failed. She got off the Southern State at exit 23 and allegedly almost caused a head-on collision before she was eventually stopped on Meadowbrook Road and Lednam Court. Police say that officers determined Glass was allegedly driving while under the influence of drugs with her 6-month-old son in the car.

An investigation of her car allegedly recovered two hypodermic needles, 15 1/2 methadone pills and a tan powder police believe to be either heroin or methadone. A family member took custody of the child at the scene.

Glass is charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated (Leandra's Law), two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, possession of a hypodermic instrument, endangering the welfare of a child, driving while ability impaired by drugs and several vehicle and traffic law violations. She is scheduled to be arraigned May 4 at First District Court in Hempstead.

Photo: Nassau County Police Department