Father Confronts Woman For Driving Drunk With Their 2 Kids In Car: Police

A father confronted the mother of his children after police say he suspected her of driving drunk with their two children, ages 2 and 6, in the car in Bellerose Village on Monday morning.

According to authorities, police responded to 7-Eleven, located at 250-50 Jericho Turnpike, for a verbal argument between a 28-year-old man and 27-year old Westbury resident Ashley Cumbo at 1:33 a.m. Police said the man believed Cumbo to be driving their two young children around while she was under the influence of alcohol.

Officered determined Cumbo was glassy-eyed, had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage on her breath and did not park her vehicle, which was occupied by her two children, properly in the lot, police say.

Cumbo was arrested and her two children were released into the custody of their father. She was charged with two counts of aggravated DWI (Leandra's Law), two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and two counts of DWI.

She will be arraigned Monday at First District Court in Hempstead.

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