Crime & Safety
Woman With Previous Conviction Accused Of DWI On I-287
The White Plains resident was stopped by New York State police in Harrison before dawn the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
HARRISON, NY – A White Plains woman who police said was driving with a suspended license faces charges of drunken driving in Harrison. New York State police said Maria Caligiuir, 38, was stopped on I-287 at 4 a.m. Nov. 30.
The trooper discovered she had a suspended license. After further observation, she was arrested and taken to state police barracks in New Rochelle, where her blood alcohol content was found to be .15 percent, police alleged.
A check of her driving history turned up the fact that she had a prior DWI conviction within the last 10 years. She was charged with felony DWI and first degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, which is also a felony.
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Caligiuri was released to a sober third party and issued appearance tickets returnable to the Town of Harrison Court on Dec. 17, police said.
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