Woman Charged with DWI in Crash that Injured Daughter, 6: Police

A Long Island woman was charged with driving under the influence of drugs Saturday morning after her jeep crashed into a tree -- an accident that left her 6-year-old daughter injured.

Stephanie Warner, 34, of Mastic, was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated because her daughter was a passenger in the jeep, Suffolk County police said. She was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

Warner lost control of her Jeep Cherokee on Market Street in Mastic Beach at about 9:15 a.m. and the vehicle struck a tree just north of Wavecrest Drive, investigators said.

He daughter was treated for minor injuries at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center. Warner wasn't injured.

Warner is being jailed overnight and is scheduled for an arraignment Sunday in Central Islip.

There was no indication she had obtained a lawyer who could respond to the charges on her behalf.

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