Crime & Safety
Child In Car As Driver Arrested On Felony DWI Charges: New York State Police
The Poughkeepsie woman was charged with aggravated DWI with a child passenger (Leandra's Law) after the stop in Rhinebeck.
RHINEBECK, NY — A Poughkeepsie woman is facing felony charges after putting a child in danger, New York State Police said.
On Saturday, at 10:25 p.m., New York State Police in Rhinebeck stopped a vehicle traveling south on Montgomery Street, in the Village of Rhinebeck.
The driver, identified as 43-year-old Jennifer A. Stiver, of Poughkeepsie, showed signs of intoxication according to NYSP, and Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were given.
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In addition, troopers say a 15-year-old child was a passenger in the vehicle.
Stiver was taken into custody and taken to State Police Rhinebeck for processing, where she submitted to a chemical breath test that yielded a blood alcohol content of 0.09 percent, according to police.
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The child was released to a sober third party.
Stiver was charged with felony aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child passenger (Leandra's Law), and driving while intoxicated.
She was issued traffic tickets returnable to the Village of Rhinebeck Court on Nov. 19.
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