Cold Spring Driver Faces DWI Charges In Putnam Valley Accident

PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- A Cold Spring woman faces DWI charges after she was involved in a one-car crash in Putnam Valley, the Putnam County Sheriff's Department said.

Putnam County sheriff's officers have charged a Cold Spring woman with driving while intoxicated after, they said, she drove off Canopus Hollow Road in Putnam Valley.
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Carol Reif

12/21/2015 4:30 p.m.

Police said that Kathryn Comperatore, 41, drove off Canopus Hollow Road early Sunday and into an earthen embankment.

Sheriff’s deputies responding to the scene administered a sobriety test and determined that Comperatore was intoxicated, authorities said.

She was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, both misdemeanors, police said.

Comperatore was processed at the Putnam County Correctional Facility and released pending a Jan. 16 appearance in Putnam Valley Justice Court.

If found guilty of the misdemeanor charge, she could face up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine, police said.

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