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Long Island Woman Drives Drunk With 2 Children, Expired License: Police

A woman was arrested on Long Island after police allegedly caught her driving drunk and with an expired learner’s permit with two children in the car.

Olga Romero-Lopez, age 35, of Levittown. 

Olga Romero-Lopez, age 35, of Levittown. 

Photo Credit: Nassau County Police Department

The incident occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, April 19 in Westbury, according to Nassau County Police.

At approximately 2:15 a.m., 35-year-old Olga Romero-Lopez was driving her black 2011 Toyota

RAV4 on School Street near the intersection of Whittier Street when police pulled her over for a traffic infraction.

However, police noticed that Romero-Lopez, who is from Levittown, had watery eyes, was unsteady on her feet, and smelled of alcohol. In the car were two young girls, ages 5 and 11.

Police said she did not pass a sobriety test and, in addition, provided officers with an expired New York State learner’s permit.

She was placed under arrest and charged with:

  • Aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child under 16 (Leandra’s Law), two counts;
  • Endangering the welfare of a child, two counts;
  • Driving while intoxicated, aggravated unlicensed operation; and
  • Multiple vehicle and traffic violations.

Romero-Lopez is scheduled to appear at Hempstead’s First District Court on Friday, April 19.

The two children in her car were released into the custody of a family member who responded to the scene. 

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