Coram Woman Arrested for DUI After Crashing with Niece and Nephew in Car: Faces Charges Under Leandra’s Law
Suffolk County Police today arrested a Coram woman for driving while under the influence of drugs following a motor vehicle crash with her nephew and niece in the vehicle.
Leigh Dellolio was driving a 2006 Nissan eastbound on Pine Road, near Corpine Lane, when the vehicle struck a fire hydrant at 10:56 a.m. Police determined Dellolio was under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash. No one was injured, and the children, a 6-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl, were released to a family member.
Dellolio, 47, of Everglades Lane, was charged with Aggravated Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs with a Child Passenger 15 Years Old or Younger (Leandra’s Law), and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. She will be held overnight at the Sixth Precinct and is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on April 3.
The Nissan was impounded. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8652.