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Troopers in Orange County were called at around 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7, with reports of a single car crash with property damage on I-87 in the town of Newburgh.
When troopers arrived, they determined that the 37-year-old driver, Maria Gabremichael, of Gansevoort in Saratoga County, was intoxicated.
Her two children, ages 6 and 8, were also in the car at the time, according to police. They were not injured and were later taken from the scene by a relative.
Gabremichael was arrested and taken to a State Police facility in Newburgh, where tests revealed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10 percent, police said.
She was charged with two counts of aggravated DWI under Leandra’s Law, a felony, before being turned over to a sober third party with an appearance ticket.
Gabremichael is due back at the Town of Newburgh Court on Thursday, Aug. 25.
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