The crash happened in Commack at about 9:50 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19, on Harned Road near Cutchogue Lane, the Suffolk County Police Department reported.
Kristine Mazza, of Smithtown, was driving a 2005 Hyundai south on Harned Road when she rear-ended another vehicle, police said.
Officers determined that Mazza was under the influence of drugs, and located her daughter, who was unharmed, in the backseat of the vehicle, SCPD said.
Police said Mazza was charged with:
- Aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child passenger 15 years old or younger (Leandra’s Law)
- Driving while under the influence of drugs
- Second-degree criminal content
- Endangering the welfare of a child
Her daughter was released to a family member, police said.
SCPD said Mazza is set to be arraigned at a later date.
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