DWI ARREST AT SCHOOL

DATE/TIME: 1/8/2008
LOCATION: Wayside School, Bowne Road
OFFICERS INVOLVED: Kathleen Delanoy and Timothy Macom
ACCUSED: Lee Ann Nastasi, Age 47 of Bayville, NJ.

NARRATIVE
     On 1/8/2008 at 4:35 pm, police were called to the Wayside School on Bowne Road in reference to a vehicle that was driving recklessly through the parking lot and then crashed into a wooded area adjacent to the school field. Principal David Enderly observed the vehicle, a 2001 White Volkswagen Convertible, enter the driveway exit where it was clearly marked “Do Not Enter”. The Volkswagen which was traveling at a relatively slow speed drove around the parking lot through the bus drop off area while striking several of the curbs. The Volkswagen then proceeded west out of the parking lot where it drove across the school field and subsequently crashed into a wooded area. Officers Timothy Macom and Kathleen Delanoy arrived at the scene and found the driver, identified as Lee Ann Nastasi, uninjured from the crash but highly intoxicated. She was also found to be in possession of a bottle of open liquor while in the vehicle. Due to Nastasi’s highly intoxicated state she was taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center for a blood alcohol test. There were students and faculty attending various after school activities at the school when the incident occurred.
     Nastasi was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on School Property, Reckless Driving and Possessing an Open Alcoholic Beverage in a Vehicle.