Crime & Safety
Putnam Woman Accused Of Drunken Driving In Yorktown
Police were sent to check out a car that was being driven erratically.
YORKTOWN, NY — A Putnam County woman was accused of drunken driving after a report of erratic driving.
The Yorktown Police Department said Nancy S. Dejesus, 33, of Carmel, was charged Friday with driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.18 percent or more, misdemeanors. She was also charged with three traffic infractions, including fail to maintain lane.
Police said, around 7 p.m. Friday, officers were sent to check out a black Acura that was being driven erratically on Route 6.
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The car was located and stopped.
Dejesus was identified as the driver, and police said she was intoxicated.
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After being taken to police headquarters, it was determined that she had been driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.18 percent or more.
Dejesus was processed and released on her own recognizance to a responsible party.
She is next scheduled to appear in the Yorktown Justice Court Jan. 20.
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