Newark woman's collision was at about 1 a.m. Tuesday, authorities said.
Julia Veloso, 23, was charged with a DWI, authorities said. (Courtesy Port Authority Police)NEWARK -- A city woman was arrested on DWI charges after authorities said she crashed into a guardrail near Newark airport.
Authorities noticed Julia Veloso, 23, had pulled her Nissan Sentra onto the grass median on Route 78 near the entrance to Routes 1 & 9 at about 1 a.m. Tuesday morning, Port Authority Police spokesman Joe Pentangelo said in a release Wednesday night. The front of Veloso's car was damaged, and she was standing outside of it, authorities said.
When officers questioned the woman about how she had hit a guardrail, they noticed her speech was slurred and her eyes were bloodshot, Pentangelo said. She admitted to drinking several beers, authorities said.
Veloso, who refused medical attention after the crash, tested above the legal limit and was charged with DWI, authorities said.
The incident came one day before an intoxicated trespasser entered an airport jet way near an unoccupied aircraft. The 30-year-old man was charged with trespassing, authorities said.
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