Crime & Safety
Fair Lawn Woman Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Pole: Police
The woman crashed her car into a telephone pole at Plaza Road and Howard Avenue at about 11 a.m. one morning, police said.

FAIR LAWN, NJ —A borough woman was charged with driving while intoxicated after she crashed her car into a telephone pole recently.
Four police officers responded to Plaza Road at Howard Avenue just after 11 a.m. Nov. 27 and arrested the driver, Elena Petrenko, 56, after she failed a roadside sobriety test, said Sgt. Brian Metzler.
In addition to the DWI charge, Petrenko was charged with reckless driving and having an alcoholic beverage inside a motor vehicle.
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Petrenko was released to a responsible adult after she was charged, Metzler said.
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