Crime & Safety
Suffern Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In His Car
He was charged with felony driving while intoxicated, police said, because he was in violation of Leandra's Law.
SUFFERN, NY — A one-car crash on the state Thruway led to a Suffern man being accused of drunken driving with a child in his car in violation of Leandra’s Law.
The New York State Police said troopers were sent to the crash on Interstate 87 in the town of Woodbury around 10:45 p.m. Friday.
A preliminary investigation found the driver of the vehicle — Matthew A. Moskowitz, 26, of Suffern — was traveling south in the right lane when he left the lane and stuck the concrete barrier on the western shoulder, causing the car to become disabled.
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He was intoxicated, police said, and had a 12-year-old child in the car with him.
Police said that neither the man nor the child were injured in the crash.
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Moskowitz was taken into custody and processed at the Newburgh barracks. The child was turned over to a responsible party.
The man’s blood alcohol content was determined to be 0.11 percent.
He was charged with driving while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle, a felony.
Moskowitz was released to a sober third party with appearance tickets to return to the Town of Woodbury Court Dec. 6.
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