Carmel woman charged with child-in-car DWI

from Poughkeepsie Journal

March 1, 2010

A 34-year-old Putnam County woman who is accused of driving while intoxicated on Saturday is scheduled to appear March 25 in Pawling town court. Jeanine Steccato of Carmel was arrested on misdemeanor and felony DWI charges after she didn’t yield for a stop sign, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. She was driving with a 2-year-old in the car, according to the sheriff’s office. Steccato had a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent, a misdemeanor, according to the sheriff’s office. Dutchess County STOP-DWI Deputy Neil Stuart made the arrest after stopping the 2001 Chevrolet Malibu that Steccato was operating at 9:43 p.m. on Route 55 near Route 22 in the Town of Pawling. She is accused of a Leandra’s Law violation, a felony, since one of her passengers was younger than 16, the sheriff’s office said.