Drunk Woman With Child In Car Crashes Into Pole In Westchester, Police Say

A local woman has been arrested for alleged drunk driving with her 12-year-old child in the back seat in Northern Westchester.

A Putnam County woman was arrested for allegedly driving drunk with her child in the vehicle after hitting a utility pole.
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Kathy Reakes

08/31/2021 2:30 p.m.

The Putnam County resident Jennifer MacDonald, age 43, of Mahopac, was nabbed by Yorktown Police when officers were called to a single-vehicle crash on Saturday, Aug. 28, on East Main Street in Jefferson Valley.

When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered MacDonald's car slammed into a utility pole, police said.

After an investigation, police determined MacDonald was intoxicated and had her 12-year-old child in the rear seat.

MacDonald, a repeat offender with a DWI within 10 years, was taken into custody and transported to the hospital for evaluation.

She was charged with:

Aggravated DWI with a child in the vehicle
DWI
Aggravated driving without a license
Operating vehicle without an interlock device
Endangering the welfare of a child

MacDonald was released on her own recognizance and is due in court next month.

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