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The incident occurred around 9 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16 in Putnam County, when deputies from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to Route 9 near Old West Point Road in Philipstown after receiving a call about an "erratic driver."
Deputies located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop, according to the Sheriff's Office. The driver, identified as 61-year-old Dutchess County resident Sandra Heron-Bryan of Poughkeepsie, was allegedly unable to perform field sobriety tests and was taken into custody, authorities said.
Heron-Bryan was charged with driving while intoxicated and issued traffic tickets for Moving From Lane Unsafely and Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device, officials said.
She was processed at the Putnam County Correctional Facility and released with an appearance ticket. Her case is returnable to Philipstown Court at a future date.
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