Police say a woman has been arrested under Leandra’s Law
for driving while impaired by drugs with her infant daughter in the vehicle in
Brentwood.
Police say Rachel Meyer,
28, was driving a 2009 Subaru Forrester westbound on the Long Island Expressway
when she lost control of the vehicle and crashed it into the median near exit
53 at approximately 3 p.m. Sunday.
Officers responded to the scene
and found Meyer unconscious in the front seat of the vehicle.
Officers determined that Meyer
was under the influence of drugs.
Police say Meyer’s 4-month-old daughter was in a child
restraint seat in the back seat of the vehicle.
Meyer and her daughter were transported to South Shore
University Hospital in Bay Shore where they were evaluated and released. The
two were then transported to the Fourth Precinct.
Meyer, of Huntington Station, was
charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child passenger 15
years old or younger and endangering the welfare of a child. The 4-month-old
was released to a family member.
Meyer is scheduled to be arraigned
in Central Islip today.