Crime & Safety
Woman Charged With DWI After Hitting Utility Pole: Police
She was seen stopped in the roadway on Montauk Highway before jumping the curb and hitting the utility pole, police say.
WESTHAMPTON, NY — A Westhampton woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after she jumped the curb and hit a utility pole early Saturday, police said.
According to Southampton Town Police, the incident took place Saturday at 1:34 a.m. on Montauk Highway in Westhampton, when police saw a vehicle stopped in the roadway on Montauk Highway. Police then saw the woman drive away, go up on the sidewalk, and hit a PSEG police, authorities said.
Lidia Figueroa Ramos, 29, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, failure to use designated lane, and aggravated DWI, police said.
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She was processed at Southampton Town Police headquarters and held for morning arraignment, police said.
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