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Suffolk County Police today arrested a woman for driving with more than 40 license suspensions.

Highway Patrol Bureau Officer Philip Buzzanca pulled over a 2004 Hyundai Sonata on Prairie Drive in North Babylon at approximately 12:30 p.m. after he observed the vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. Officer Buzzanca determined that the driver, Lashae Hammond, had a license that had been suspended 49 times on 11 different dates.

Hammond, 28, of North Babylon, was charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle 1^st Degree. She was released on bail and scheduled for arraignment at a later date.

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