Patchogue woman accused of driving drunk, crashing with 2 kids in car

Police say Brooke Wirshup, of Patchogue, rear-ended a car on William Floyd Parkway and then drove off.

News 12 Staff

Mar 26, 2020, 10:49 AM

Updated 1,485 days ago

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A Suffolk woman is charged with driving drunk with two kids in the car, crashing and then taking off in Shirley.
Police say Brooke Wirshup, of Patchogue, rear-ended a car on William Floyd Parkway and then drove off.
When officers caught up with her a short time later at Revilo and Victory avenues, they say she was intoxicated.
Police also found two children, ages 3 and 17 months, in the back seat.
The young children were not hurt.
Wirshup faces numerous charges under Leandra's Law. 


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