Cops: Hauppauge woman charged with DWI after causing accident in Southold
A Hauppauge woman was arrested and charged with drunken driving after she attempted to turn onto Route 25 in Southold late Saturday, causing a four-car accident, police said.
Jane Fontanez, 51, was charged with driving while intoxicated after she failed a field sobriety test, Southold Town police said. She was held overnight for arraignment.
Police said Fontanez was turning onto Route 25 near Boisseau Avenue at about 10:45 p.m. Saturday when her vehicle was struck by a westbound vehicle and then an eastbound vehicle -- before crashing into a parked vehicle. There were no reported injuries, police said.
Additional details were not immediately available.
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