A Massapequa woman has been arrested for Driving While Intoxicated/Leandra’s Law in Westbury.
On May 15 at 5:45 p.m., Second Precinct officers responded to 1 Jericho Turnpike for an automobile crash. Upon arrival, it was determined that Toni-Ann Appice, 31, of 47 Alhambra Road, had been operating a vehicle involved in the crash and was exhibiting signs of intoxication. Her three children — a 6-year-old girl, a 4-year-old boy and a 3-year-old boy — were in the car at the time of the crash.
Appice was placed under arrest without incident and the children were released to a relative. No injuries were reported. Subsequent to the investigation, a bottle containing 12 Alprazolam pills was recovered from the defendant.
Police charged Appice with three counts of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, three counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, two counts of Driving While Intoxicated and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the seventh Degree. She was scheduled to be arraigned on May 16 at First District Court in Hempstead.