Crime & Safety
Police: Drunk Driver Hits Parked Car
Commack residents reported to Patch that an allegedly drunk driver left behind a trail of damage on Tuesday night.
Commack residents are accusing an allegedly drunk driver of leaving behind a trail of damage on Somers Lane.
Suffolk County police said Rachel Dreher, 35, of East Northport, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Tuesday night.
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Police said they received a phone call at approximately 11:30 p.m. Tuesday reporting a drunk driver had crashed into a parked Jeep on Somers Lane in Commack. Dreher was driving a 2006 Acura along Somers Lane when she hit the parked vehicle before crashing into a tree on the opposite side of the roadway.
Dreher was arrested at the scene with only minor injuries, according to police.
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There was significant damage done to the parked Jeep.
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