An Upstate New York police officer is suspended without pay after allegedly crashing her patrol car while driving drunk in the Upper Hudson Valley. For all the news that the Hudson Valley is sharing, make sure to follow Hudson Valley Post on Facebook, and download the Hudson Valley Post Mobile AppShe never made it. Charged With DWIGetty Images/iStockphoto Drunk DrivingPolice allege that Van Alstyne was operating the vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. She was arrested by the Columbia County Sheriff's Office and charged with Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). "She was immediately suspended without pay pending the outcome of the investigation," the Columbia County Sheriff's Office told Hudson Valley Post.