Intoxicated Port Jefferson Woman Drives Wrong Way On Nesconset Highway In Hauppauge, Police Say

A 21-year-old woman was charged with driving while intoxicated after police said she drove the wrong way on a Long Island roadway.

Nesconset Highway near Browns Road in Hauppauge.
Photo Credit: *Google Maps street view*

Nicole Valinote

12/11/2022 1:00 p.m.

Police received a report of a sedan traveling east in the westbound lanes of Nesconset Highway in Hauppauge at 3:10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, the Suffolk County Police Department reported.

An officer pulled the 2020 Honda Civic over near Browns Road at about 3:15 a.m., according to police.

Police said the driver, identified as Karen Morales-Moreno, of Port Jefferson, was found to be intoxicated and was arrested.

She was set to be arraigned on Saturday, SCPD reported.

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