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Stop at DWI checkpoint leads to Leandra’s Law charge

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A woman was charged with a felony count of DWI for driving while intoxicated with a child under the age of 15 in the vehicle, Erie County Sheriff’s officials said.

Mary Jankowiak, 50, was stopped Sunday night at a checkpoint on Grand Island Boulevard run by the Sheriff’s Office in cooperation with the Erie County Office of STOP-DWI.

Jankowiak was charged with misdemeanor common law DWI and a felony count of DWI under Leandra’s Law, which makes it a crime to drive drunk with minors in the vehicle.

She refused to submit to a chemical test and was released on appearance tickets for Town of Grand Island court.

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