Crime & Safety

Woman Charged With DWI After Hitting Trees, Mailbox Off Road: PD

The crash took place Sunday, police say.

RIVERSIDE, NY — A Riverhead woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after she hit trees and a mailbox off the roadway after crashing into the curb in Riverside Sunday, police said.

According to Southampton Town Police, the crash took place Sunday at 1:45 a.m. on Ludlam Avenue in Riverside.

Dajoun Strange, 33, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor DWI, police said. She was processed at Southampton Town Police headquarters and held for morning arraignment, police said.

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