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Long Island Woman Drove Drunk With Two Kids In SUV, Police Say

A Long Island woman has been charged with drunk driving under Leandra’s Law after she was pulled over with two children in her vehicle, police said.

New York Avenue, near Olive Street, in Huntington.

New York Avenue, near Olive Street, in Huntington.

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Suffolk County Police received a 911 call at approximately 7:35 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28 stating the woman was driving intoxicated with two children in a 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe in the Huntington Station area. 

Second Precinct officers located the vehicle a short time later on New York Avenue, near Olive Street, and initiated a traffic stop at 7:45 p.m. where officers observed a 12-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy in the vehicle, Suffolk County Police said. 

Jennifer Lumme, 45, of Huntington, was placed under arrest at 8:23 p.m., police said.

The children were unharmed and released into the custody of family at the scene. The vehicle was impounded.

Lumme was charged with:

  • aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child passenger (15 years old or younger, Leandra’s Law), 
  • one count of driving while intoxicated,
  • and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. 

Lumme was held overnight at the Fourth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday, July 29.

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