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Cops: Ridge woman charged with DWI

A Ridge woman was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Mattituck Tuesday after being stopped for speeding on Route 48, Southold Town police said.

Kathleen Speizio, 58, failed a roadside sobriety test, police said, her breath smelled of alcohol and her eyes were red and glassy after being stopped shortly before 6 p.m. After she was arrested for misdemeanor DWI, police found Valium and Soma pills that were not in a proper prescription bottle. She also faces a criminal possession of a controlled substance charge, police said, as well as a traffic violation.

She was held for a morning arraignment, police said.