Wanaque 14-year-old Charged with Drunk Driving
A teenager has been charged with drunken driving after the car she was driving jumped a curb and crashed into a parked van in Riverdale, according to this news report. The girl, identified as a Wanaque resident, apparently told police that she and her passengers had been drinking at a party and that she figured she was the “least drunk,” and decided to drive.
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