CLINTON WOMAN CHARGED WITH DWI AFTER CRASH WITH CHILDREN IN CAR

According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol, Chasity R. Cruz-DeJesus (32) of Clinton, NY was arrested on October 9th, 2025 for two counts of Leandra's Law DWI and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

In the late evening of 10/8/2025, Deputies assigned to the Road Patrol and Stop DWI Patrol responded to a motor vehicle accident on Chestnut St in the Village of Clinton. Subsequent to an investigation, Deputies determined that the operator had a suspended NYS Driver's License, and two children, ages 6 and 3, were in the vehicle at the time of operation and accident. Cruz-DeJesus was taken into custody and transported to the Kurt B. Wyman Law Enforcement building, where she was processed and charged with numerous traffic and Penal Charges. Cruz-DeJesus was held at the Oneida County Jail to be arraigned on October 9th, 2025, in Centralized Arraignment Court.