An unlicensed Port Chester woman is in a medically induced coma after driving drunk the wrong way up Westchester Avenue with her 4-year-old son in the backseat and colliding with a minivan. Leticia Chavez, 40, had taken a wrong turn and drove east in the westbound lanes of the avenue for about 100 feet on Sunday evening, and crashed into a Dodge Caravan. Chavez has a broken neck and back, and a broken leg that may be amputated, while her son suffered a broken leg. Detective Sgt. Edward Lucas said there were two bottles of alcohol in the car, one empty and one just opened. more ›

What do you do when you've knocked back a few beers, your husband's more soused than you are, and you've got five kids crammed into a mid-sized sedan to take care of? Why, you start driving everyone home, of course! At least, that's if your name is Susan Kristofferson. WCBS reports the 39-year-old Putnam County mother was arrested early Monday morning for drunk driving and child endangerment as she headed home with her family from a festival, making her the county's second DWI mom this week. A deputy sheriff pulled Kristofferson over because of her broken headlight, but things got complicated when he smelled alcohol. Kristofferson offered this touching explanation of her Solomon-like predicament: "My husband was 10 times drunker than I was. I had two kids left with me that weren't even mine that I had no intention of driving home in the first place. It was either let my husband drive and kill everybody or leave those two kids abandoned." That, or, ya know, call a cab. Still, even if she says she had no choice but drive drunk, Kristofferson's not going to let these charges stand because "the evidence against her is circumstantial." Sure, her blood alcohol tested above the legal limit and, sure, she failed sobriety tests in front of everyone in the car, but, pssht—what could that possibly prove? more ›

Things are pretty bad when your 13-year-old daughter calls the cops on you because you're (allegedly!) drinking and driving: Over the weekend, Susan Rogge of Putnam County was arrested when police discovered her with a car full of teenage kids, including her daughter, and with a blood alcohol level of 0.22, almost three times the legal limit. WCBS 2 reports, "Mom was apparently in the parking lot drinking beer in the car -- a big problem since mom was the ride home. Moments after they left the daughter turned the mother in for DWI. 'Mommy's drunk.' she told the operator. 'We almost crashed.'" Rogge's car was in the oncoming lane—and in the opposite direction—according to police; Carmel Police Chief Michael Johnson praised the child, "The 13-year-old was very responsive. You can't fault her. Some people might say she turned her mother in, but they are better off for it." Rogge has a history of alcohol-related offenses and her lawyer said, "She recognizes she has a serious disease and will be seeking in-patient treatment immediately." She is currently in jail, awaiting $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 bond. more ›