Beacon woman charged with Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated under Leandra’s Law
NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Major Robin H. Benziger
Troop K Commander
East Fishkill, New York – On April 6, 2016, New York State Police from the Stormville barracks arrested 44-year-old Elizabeth Rosa of Beacon, New York, for Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated under Leandra’s Law, a Class E Felony.
Rosa was stopped on the Taconic State Parkway for traveling 15 miles per hour below the posted speed limit and for failing to maintain her designated lane of travel. A subsequent investigation revealed that Rosa was intoxicated. The defendant was charged with Felony DWI under Leandra’s Law for having a 14-year-old passenger in the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop.
Rosa supplied a breath sample that revealed a Blood Alcohol Content of .08% and was released on her own recognizance by the direction of the Town of Beekman Justice Court. She was scheduled to appear in the Town of East Fishkill Court at a later date and time.
