(Long Island, NY) The Seventh Precinct reports the arrest of a Merrick woman for driving while impaired on prescription drugs with her two children in the car (Leandra’s Law) in Merrick on Monday, April 11, 2016 at 1:43 P.M.
According to police officers, Kathryn Naccari, 37, of was operating a 2013 Honda Accord southbound on Babylon Rd., making a left turn onto Merrick Rd. when she was in collision with a 2010 GMC Arcade, travelling eastbound on Merrick Rd.
Nassau County Police reports the arrest Kathryn Naccari, 37, of Merrick for driving while impaired on prescription drugs with her two children in the car in Merrick on Monday, April 11. Photo Credit: NCPD.
The defendant had her 4-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son in the vehicle, secured in car seats, at the time of the accident.
The female operator, 62, of the GMC was transported to a local hospital for back injuries. The children and the defendant did not sustain any injuries. The children were released to a family member at the scene.
Naccari is being charged with DWAI Drugs, two counts of Aggravated DWI-With a Child Passenger Less than 16 (Leandra’s Law) and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. She will be arraigned on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 in First District Court, Hempstead.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Defendants are entitled to a fair trial with the burden on the prosecution to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
