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Drunk Driving Crash in Brooklyn Critically Injures 1-Year-Old Boy

Driver Natalie Leonard faces multiple charges after running red lights and colliding with another vehicle, leaving a toddler in critical condition.

  • The crash occurred at the intersection of Mother Gaston Blvd. and Dumont Ave. in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
  • Natalie Leonard, 28, was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, vehicular assault, and DWI.
  • The 1-year-old boy was being held on his mother's lap and was not in a car seat.
  • The boy suffered a fractured skull and is in critical but stable condition at Brookdale University Hospital.
  • Both drivers and the boy's mother sustained minor injuries and were taken to area hospitals.
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