Drunk Mom Had 9-Year-Old In Car During Rollover Crash: PD

NORTH AMITYVILLE, NY — A woman was charged with driving while intoxicated with a child under the age of 15 in her vehicle Sunday night, police said.

According to Suffolk County Police, Orfa Coccoc, 28, of Freeport, was driving while intoxicated with her 9-year-old daughter in the vehicle when she caused a multi-vehicle crash in North Amityville.

Coccoc was driving a 2014 Audi Q5 northbound on Route 110, near Ritter Avenue, when she rear-ended one vehicle and then collided with another, causing the Audi to overturn at approximately 5:40 p.m., police said.

The 9-year-old was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for precautionary reasons while the driver of the vehicle that was rear-ended was transported to the same hospital for treatment of minor injuries, police said. There were no other injuries.

Officers at the scene determined Coccoc exhibited signs of intoxication and placed her in custody, police said.

Coccoc was arrested and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child passenger 15 years 0ld or younger—Leandra’s Law—driving while intoxicated and endangering the welfare of a child, police said.

Under Leandra's Law, first-time offenders driving while intoxicated or impaired by drugs with a child less than 16 years old in the vehicle may be charged with a class E felony, punishable by up to four years in State prison, according to New York State.

Coccoc will be held overnight at the Fourth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on June 24.

Anyone with information on the crash may call the First Squad at 631-854-8152.