Police: Drunken woman drove 80 mph with kids in car
State police say they arrested an East Meadow woman early Sunday morning for driving drunk and speeding with her two children in tow.
Troopers say they stopped 31-year-old Drainne Whitelocke in the eastbound lanes on the Southern State Parkway shortly after 1 a.m. They say she had been driving 80 mph and had failed to maintain her lane.
Whitelocke's two children, ages 8 and 14, were in the vehicle.
Police say Whitelocke failed sobriety tests and was arrested for DWI under Leandra's Law, a felony.