Drunk Driving DUI Law

A 40-year-old Oxford woman is being held without bail after being charged last week with driving while under the influence of alcohol for the fourth time.

Cindy L. Dronzek, 119 Federal Hill Road, pleaded not guilty in Dudley District Court on Friday.

Ms. Dronzek was charged with drunken driving, fourth offense; driving with a revoked license; reckless driving; speeding; possessing an open container of alcohol in her vehicle; and a civil infraction of not wearing a seat belt.

According to a police report, Officer Marek Karlowicz was standing beside his cruiser monitoring traffic on Oxford Avenue about 5 p.m. Thursday. He saw Ms. Dronzek speeding in a Jeep Liberty headed north. The officer’s radar clocked her at 59 mph.

The officer said she did not slow down when he stepped into the roadway to flag her.

“The vehicle was going to strike me if I didn’t move out off the roadway,” he wrote.

He pulled her over at Oxford Avenue and Pine Street.

Ms. Dronzek allegedly failed sobriety tests and refused to take a Breathalyzer.

Judge Neil G. Snider held a hearing at Assistant District Attorney Krista Farese’s request on whether Ms. Dronzek is a danger to the community.

A prosecutor cited Ms. Dronzek’s criminal record, dependency on alcohol, being out on bail for a prior charge, and her record of convictions.

Judge Snider ordered Ms. Dronzek held for up to 90 days, pending a trial “as soon as reasonably possible.”

A pretrial hearing was set for Sept. 18.

Earlier this year Ms. Dronzek served 21 days in jail for shoplifting.

On March 26 she pushed a cart filled with groceries valued at $205.90 out of Price Chopper in Webster without paying.

She was found guilty April 24.
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Remember to read our post on 10 way to avoid a DUI. Clearly Ms. Dronzek did not.