Crime & Safety
Nanuet Woman Charged with DWI After Accident
Jeep hit utility pole, knocking down wires on Second Avenue in Nanuet.
A 20-year-old Nanuet woman was charged with drunken driving after the Jeep she was driving hit a utility pole on Second Avenue in Nanuet, according to Clarkstown police.
The accident brought down wires from the utility police about 12:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Clarkstown police officers interviewed Jenny Cayo, 20, of Nanuet, after the Jeep was driving struck a utility pole in a one-car accident. Police said Cayo appeared to be intoxicated and she then failed field sobriety tests.
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Cayo was taken to Clarkstown Police Headquarters in New City, where police said she failed a chemical breath test for alcohol. Cayo was charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, and later released pending a hearing Wednesday in Clarkstown Town Court in New City.
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