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Impaired Driver Passes Out While Behind Wheel In Hudson Valley, Police Say

A woman is facing charges after police said she drove while impaired and passed out behind the wheel in the Hudson Valley.

Morry Road and Hewlett Road in Red Hook

Morry Road and Hewlett Road in Red Hook

Photo Credit: Google Maps street view

In Dutchess County, police in Red Hook received a call  at 2:15 p.m. on Monday, March 28, for a welfare check of a woman passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle on Morry Road at the intersection of Hewlett Road.

Officers located the driver, identified as 36-year-old Amber Pease, of Red Hook, and saw Pease inhaling nitrous oxide from a canister, authorities said. 

Police said Pease resisted arrest before she was taken into custody.

Authorities said Pease was charged with: 

  • Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle 
  • Driving while ability impaired by drugs
  • Resisting arrest 
  • Obstructing governmental administration

She was processed and released on tickets for a future court date, police said.

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