Crime & Safety

Alleged Wrong-Way DWI Driver Identified

The driver nearly slammed head-on into a Westchester County police officer who was traveling on the Saw Mill at the time.

Daniella Baccari, 39, of Mahopac, has been named by police as the alleged wrong-way driver arrested early Wednesday on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Hastings-on-Hudson.

Baccari faces a driving while intoxicated charge, among others, in connection with the 2:40 a.m. incident.

News 12 Hudson Valley reports she nearly slammed head-on into a Westchester County police officer who was traveling on the Saw Mill at the time. No injuries were reported.

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