ROSLYN, Long Island (WABC) -- A Long Island woman is charged with driving drunk with a friend's 17-month-old son in the car.
Police say an officer observed 32-year-old Martha Castro of Roslyn speeding, swerving, and failing to stay in a single lane while driving a 2016 Lexus NX Eastbound on Northern Boulevard and Aster Lane at about 2:20 a.m. Sunday.
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The toddler was in the backseat.
Upon stopping the vehicle, the officer smelled a strong odor of alcohol on Castro's breath and observed that she had glassy eyes and slurred speech, police say.
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She was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child under 15, and endangering the welfare of a child.
The boy was released to his mother, who was also in the car at the time of the incident.