Allison Cantor, 42, allegedly told officers she had "a few drinks" at a Billy Joel concert Saturday night
Allison Cantor, 42, was behind the wheel of a 2015 Mercedes Benz sedan that struck a 2002 Mercedes station wagon around 3:30 a.m. on Varick Street in Manhattan, according to Port Authority spokesman Joseph Pentangelo.
Officers stationed at the nearby Holland Tunnel saw the crash, and looked on as Cantor got out of the car to look for damage, and then return to the driver's seat. The officer ordered her to stop, but she pulled off and headed west into the tunnel, Pentangelo said.
Police gave chase, and eventually pulled Cantor over in Jersey City. They noticed the smell of alcohol on her breath, and she admitted that she had had "a few drinks" earlier at a Billy Joel concert earlier that evening, according to Pentangelo.
She failed a field sobriety test and a breathalyzer test, and was charged with DWI, reckless driving and fleeing the scene of a crash.
Pentangelo said the 54-year-old river of the Mercedes station wagon refused medical attention.
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