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New Rochelle Cop Arrested for DWI

A New Rochelle police officer has been suspended without pay following an early morning drunk driving accident on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Pelham.  Westchester County police say 29-year-old Jamillah Blair, a New Rochelle resident, is facing charges of DWI and leaving the scene of an accident. Detectives say a northbound motorist collided head-on with a stopped car, facing the wrong way on the parkway near Wolfs Lane at 3:13 a.m. today.  Police say Blair fled the scene on foot.  When police contacted the empty vehicle's owner, they discovered it belonged to Blair's mother. The off-duty officer was arrested in New Rochelle about an hour after the accident.  The other driver involved was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.  Blair is due to appear in Pelham Town Court on March 11th.