A Levittown woman was arrested on a drunken driving charge early Friday after she was stopped for speeding in a construction zone on the Northern State Parkway in East Williston, state police said.

Casilda Tavernese, 35, of 5 Cornflower Rd., was pulled over near Exit 30, I.U. Willets Road, at about 1:45 a.m. after she was caught going 71 mph in a 45 mph zone, state police said.

The trooper "noticed she had watery eyes, slow speech, and a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from her breath," police said in a news release.

Tavernese "produced a positive breath sample" of .08 blood-alcohol content and was charged with DWI and speeding, police said.

She is to appear Aug. 16 in First District Court, Hempstead, police said.

On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island. Credit: Newsday

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 15: LI's top basketball players On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island.

On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island. Credit: Newsday

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 15: LI's top basketball players On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island.

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