Woman, 26, Faces DWI Charge After Driving Through Stop Sign In Nyack, Police Say

An early morning traffic stop in Nyack led to the arrest of a 26-year-old woman who was allegedly intoxicated after blowing through a stop sign, police said.

A man was arrested for DWI following a traffic crash on High Avenue in Nyack.
Photo Credit: *Orangetown Police Department*

Orangetown Police Department.
Photo Credit: *File*

Zak Failla

08/01/2019 6:00 a.m.

An officer from the Orangetown Police Department stopped Erica Espinales of Garfield, New Jersey, near the intersection of High Avenue and Polhemus Street in Nyack at approximately 12:45 a.m. on Friday, July 26, after she drove through a stop sign.

Police said that the officer determined that Espinales was allegedly under the influence of alcohol during the subsequent traffic stop, and she later refused to submit to a breathalyzer.

Espinales was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor. She has since been released and is scheduled to respond to the charge in Nyack Justice Court on Tuesday, Aug. 13.

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