LI woman charged with DWI after crash, police say
Marta Garcia Ochoa of Ronkonkoma faces DWI-related charges after her car flipped in Coram, police said. Credit: Composite: SCPD, left; Christopher Sabella
Suffolk County police arrested a Ronkonkoma woman on charges of driving while intoxicated after she flipped her car in Coram early Tuesday morning, police said .
Marta Garcia Ochoa, 31, was driving a 1999 Volkswagen Jetta south on Route 112 near the Middle Country Road intersection shortly after midnight when she crashed, police said.
Ochoa, who was not injured, was charged with driving while intoxicated with a previous DWI conviction 10 years ago, use of a vehicle without interlock device installed and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
Ochoa was arraigned Tuesday. Her bail was set at $30,000 bond or $15,000 cash, according to online court records.
Her attorney could not be reached for comment.
Nicholas Spangler is a general assignment reporter and has worked at Newsday since 2010.
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