Local Woman Drove Impaired By Drugs, Alcohol With Child

A Hudson Valley woman allegedly drove impaired by drugs and alcohol with a child in her car.

On Wednesday just before 4 p.m., Saugerties police stopped a 1999 jeep traveling North on Morse Road in the Town of Saugerties.

Prior to the stop, police received a call that the driver, 33-year-old Cara J. Bowler of Woodstock appeared to be drunk when she purchased alcohol at a gas station in Saugerties. Police were also told that Bowler was seen driving away with a child in her car.

After pulling Bowler over police found an open container of an alcohol, weed and a 7-year-old girl in her car, officials say.

Authorities also allege that Bowler was driving in an intoxicated state. She was charged with driving while intoxicated, a felony under Leandra’s Law, driving while ability impaired by drugs and endangering the welfare of a child, both misdemeanors.

Bowler was arraigned in the Town of Saugerties Court and released after posting $1,000 cash bail. The child was turned over to her grandparents by police.

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