Local woman arrested in five-car accident on Third
A Bay Ridge woman was arrested on Monday, June 27, and chargedwith driving under the influence (DUI) after she allegedly made anillegal reverse U-turn on Third Avenue at 88th Street and plowedinto four cars before attempting to leave the scene.
The woman, identified by police as 54-year-old Patricia Meyers,was prevented from making a getaway by dozens of Bay Ridgeresidents who ran out into the street Monday afternoon. One manreportedly even drove his car across the street to block her escaperoute.
After being questioned by police officers at the scene of theaccident, where witnesses described her as laughing and beinggenerally unfazed by her actions, Meyers was put in handcuffs andtaken to the 68th Precinct for further questioning and aBreathalyzer test. According to the NYPD, her blood alcohol contentwas 0.077. In New York State, impairment begins at .05 but requiresadditional proof to qualify as a misdemeanor or felony if the bloodalcohol level is below .08.