NY State Woman Arrested For DWI After Mistaking Driveway For Road

Some homeowners may have gotten quite the unexpected wakeup call in the middle of the night. Police say a woman in New York state was arrested and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated after an early Saturday morning crash.

Offcials say they were called over reports of a collision near a house. However, the suspect's alleged impairment is what more than likely lead to a big mistake in judgement that caused the crash, according to police.

New York State Woman Arrested For Alleged DWI After Mistaking Driveway For Road

Finger Lakes 1 is reporting that a 38-year-old woman from Naples, New York was arrested after crashing aa truck early Saturday. The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office says that deputies responded to a report of a property damage accident around 1:22 AM.

Police say the suspect was driving south when she "mistakenly turned into a private driveway, believing it was a road, and subsequently crashed her truck into a tree near the driveway."

Deputies say that they determined the suspect was intoxicated by alcohol during their investigation. The woman was arrested and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, issued traffic tickets, and is due back in court at a later date.

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New York State Man Arrested For Alleged DWI After Police Find Tree In Truck's Grill

New York State Police said in a press release that on December 4, troopers arrested a 52-year-old Chenango Forks man. State officials say that they were dispatched by the Broome County 911 Center to a report of a vehicle that drove onto a homeowner's lawn, struck a Japanese tree, and a fence, then left the scene.

State Police say that they were able to locate the suspect's vehicle because there were pieces of the tree still stuck in the grill of the pickup truck.

While interviewing the suspect, troopers smelled an odor of an alcoholic beverage and other characteristics associated with impairment. After an investigation, the driver was arrested and later blew a .14%, which is over one and a half times the state's legal BAC level.

The man was processed, and is due back in court in late January 2025. Police say he was turned over to a sober third party, who hopefully won't crash into anymore trees.