The Nassau County Police Department reports the arrest of a Levittown woman for Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated (Leandra’s Law) on Friday, April 19, 2024 at 2:15 a.m. in Westbury.
According to Police, while on patrol an officer observed a black 2011 Toyota Rav4 with multiple Vehicle Traffic Infractions and conducted a Vehicle and Traffic Law stop on School Street near the intersection of Whittier Street. The investigation revealed the driver, defendant Olga Romero-Lopez, 35, of 12 Shotgun Lane with watery eyes, an odor of an alcohol emanating from her breath and to be unsteady on her feet resulting in positive results on the Standardized Field Sobriety Test.
Defendant Romero-Lopez provided an expired NYS learners permit and was placed under arrest without incident. No injuries were reported. The vehicle’s passengers, two female juveniles ages 5 and 11, were released into the custody of a family member that responded to scene.
Defendant Olga Romero-Lopez is charged with two counts of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated (Child under 16) under the Leandra’s Law, two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, two counts of Driving While Intoxicated, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 3rd degree and multiple Vehicle and Traffic Infractions. Defendant Romero-Lopez will be arraigned on Friday, April 19, 2024 at First District Court, 99 Main Street, Hempstead.