State Police arrest Poughkeepsie woman for DWI with child passenger in Rhinebeck
On October 17, 2026, at approximately 10:25 p.m., New York State Police in Rhinebeck conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling southbound on Montgomery Street in the Village of Rhinebeck for a violation of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.
During the investigation, the operator, identified as Jennifer A. Stiver, 43, of Poughkeepsie, New York, exhibited signs of intoxication. Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were administered. Further investigation revealed that a 15-year-old child was a passenger in the vehicle.
Stiver was taken into custody and transported to State Police Rhinebeck for processing, where she submitted to a chemical breath test that yielded a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.09%. The child was safely released to a sober third party.
As a result of the investigation, Stiver was charged with Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger (Leandra’s Law), a Class E felony, and Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
Stiver was issued traffic tickets returnable to the Village of Rhinebeck Court on November 19, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.
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