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Queens Man Arrested For DWI With Child, 2, In Car

EAST GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (CBS 2) -- Police arrested a Jamaica, Queens man for driving drunk with a child passenger in East Garden City Friday night.

According to Nassau County police, the defendant, 30-year-old Daniel Gonzalez, was driving a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer with a two-year-old passenger at 9:30 p.m. Friday night.

Gonzalez was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child under 15, under Leandra's Law. He also faces charges of endangering the welfare of a child and driving while intoxicated.

The suspect was scheduled to be arraigned on Saturday at First District Court in Hempstead.

The child was released to his mother.

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