Police: Woman drove drunk with 3 small children in car

A woman was arrested Saturday night for allegedly driving drunk with three small children in the car.

News 12 Staff

Feb 2, 2020, 3:23 PM

Updated 1,560 days ago

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A woman was arrested Saturday night for allegedly driving drunk with three small children in the car.
Police say Sara Caceres-Portillo was spotted driving erratically in the parking lot of the Applebee's on North Wellwood Avenue in Lindenhurst around 9 p.m.
When officers stopped her, they say her children were unrestrained in the backseat.
Those children are 1, 3 and 7 years old and were taken by a family member at the scene.
Caceres-Portillo is now facing DWI and child endangerment charges.


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