The Nassau County Police Department reports the details of a DWI Leandra’s Law arrest for an incident that occurred on Friday, April 11, 2025 at 7:22 pm in Inwood.
According to Police, Defendant Yajaira Castillo, 44, of 150 Wanser Avenue was observed operating a 2014 Honda CR-V with a 2-year-old female passenger southbound in the northbound lanes on Nassau Expressway in a dangerous manner by multiple motorists.
Subsequent to the investigation, the defendant was located on Wanser Avenue with slurred speech, watery eyes, an odor of alcohol emanating from her breath and to be unsteady on her feet resulting in positive results on the Standardized Field Sobriety Test. The defendant was placed under arrest without incident and the vehicle was impounded. The female juvenile was released into the custody of a family member. No injuries were reported.
Defendant Yajaira Castillo is charged with Driving While Intoxicated, Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated (Child under 16) Leandra’s Law and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. She will be arraigned on Sunday, April 13, 2025 at First District Court, 99 Main Street, Hempstead.
