Highway Patrol Safetly Halts Vehicle as Woman, DWI, Drove Wrong Way on Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway

(Long Island, NY) Nassau County Highway Patrol Bureau officers have arrested an East Rockaway woman for an incident that occurred on Friday, December 5, 2014 at 12:45 am in Bethpage.

According to officers, numerous 911 calls were received regarding a vehicle that was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway. After locating the vehicle, officers, who were forced to engage the vehicle head on, were able to safely bring the vehicle to a stop between exits 8 and 7.

A subsequent investigation at the scene revealed that the driver, Maureen Hamilton, 58, of East Rockaway, was operating her car in an intoxicated condition. She was then placed under arrest without incident. There were no reports of any accidents as a result of Hamilton’s actions.

Maureen Hamilton, 58, of East Rockaway, was charged with Driving While Intoxicated, Reckless Endangerment, Reckless Driving, Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, and Driving the Wrong Way on a One Way Street. The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Photo NCPD.

The defendant is charged with Driving While Intoxicated, Reckless Endangerment 2nd Degree, Reckless Driving, Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, Driving While Intoxicated (in excess of .08) and Driving the Wrong Way on a One Way Street.

Hamilton will be arraigned in First District Court, Hempstead today, Friday, December 5, 2014.

The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Defendants are entitled to a fair trial with the burden on the prosecution to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.