Crime & Safety

Police: Mattituck Woman Charged With DWI, Open Container

Southold Town Police arrest Barbara-Lynn Tonnessen Wednesday night.

The following information was supplied by the Southold Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.

Barbara-Lynn Tonnessen, 59, Mattituck, was charged with driving while intoxicated with an open container of an alcoholic beverage on Nov. 21 at 7:12 p.m. after police stopped her for a traffic violation on Cox Neck Road in Mattituck and she was found to be intoxicated, police said. Tonnessen's vehicle was impounded due to a prior DWI conviction.


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