Police: Woman Charged With DWI After SUV Overturns In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A Brooklyn woman is facing charges after her SUV overturned early Sunday morning with an 8-year-old inside.
It happened around 12:15 a.m. near Dumont and Howard avenues in Brownsville.
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Cierra Cooper, 31, was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, driving under the influence and acting in a major injurious to a child.
Police believe Cooper is the child's mother.
Brooklyn: Dumont Ave. & Howard Ave. MVA with overturned vehicle, 2 injuries and 1 under arrest pic.twitter.com/uZ3XIy1WAF
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They were both taken to Brookdale Hospital with minor injuries.
There's no word on what caused the crash.