Allyson Roberts from Niagara Falls Arrested After Driving Drunk with 3-year-old in Vehicle

Niagara County Sheriff Michael Filicetti announced the arrest of a Niagara Falls woman who was driving intoxicated with a child in her vehicle.

On August 30th at approximately 7:30pm, the Niagara County Communications Center received a report of a possibly intoxicated female driving a black GMC Yukon westbound on Saunders Settlement Road with a young child in the backseat.

Deputy T. Stickney located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop in front of 2263 Saunders Settlement Road. The driver, identified as 28-year-old Allyson V. Roberts of Niagara Falls, was found to have a young child secured in a car seat.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, Roberts underwent Standard Field Sobriety Tests which indicated she was intoxicated. She was taken to the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office where a chemical breath test revealed a BAC of .10%.

Roberts has been charged with the following:

Aggravated DWI under Leandra’s Law (E Felony)

Driving While Intoxicated (Misdemeanor)

Operating a Motor Vehicle with .08 of 1% or More of Alcohol (Misdemeanor)

Endangering the Welfare of a Child (Misdemeanor)

The 3-year-old child was safely turned over to a family member. Roberts was transported to the Niagara County Jail where she was held for centralized arraignment.

Leandra’s Law, enacted in New York State in 2009, makes it an automatic felony to drive drunk with a passenger under the age of 16 in the vehicle.

Allyson Roberts from Niagara Falls Arrested After Driving Drunk with 3-year-old in Vehicle