Woman With BAC Over Three Times Legal Limit Crashes Into Tree, Police Say

A 59-year-old area woman was charged with an aggravated DWI after crashing her vehicle into a tree down the road from her residence

Carleen M. Vandedendooren's BAC was measured at .29 percent, over three times the legal limit of .08 percent
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Christina Coulter

10/31/2020 10:00 a.m.

According to Saugerties Police, Ulster County resident Carleen M. Vandedendooren was unable to maintain lanes and ran her car into a tree after 1 a.m. on Tuesday. Oct. 27. Her blood alcohol content was measured at .29 percent, over three times the legal limit.

Vandedendooren, of Saugerties, was released to a third party and was charged with misdemeanors for driving while intoxicated and an aggravated DWI. She was also ticketed for failing to maintain the proper lane.

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