QUEENS — A drunk driver who was hospitalized after mowing down a National Guardsman at JFK Airport Wednesday removed Molly from her bra after being taken into custody, prosecutors said.
Tanya Hernandez, 30, drove up onto the sidewalk with her silver Toyota before plowing into building 111, near the Federal Circle Airtrain station, about 8:15 a.m., Port Authority officials said.
A National Guardsman who was standing inside the lobby of the building was hit by the car, Port Authority police said. He was taken to Jamaica Hospital with leg and hand injuries, and was released Thursday morning.
Hernandez, of Ozone Park, told police she’d been drinking all night, and a small amount of drugs were found in her car, officials said.
She was taken to Jamaica Hospital after complaining of some wrist pain, but while in custody she removed Molly from her bra and handed it to a police officer, prosecutors said.
Hernandez, who was driving with a suspended license, was charged with assault, drunk driving, drug possession and criminal mischief, authorities said.
She was released on her own recognizance at her arraignment in Queens Criminal Court Thursday and is due back Aug. 22.
