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Karol Andino, 31, was charged with DWI and careless driving early Saturday morning. Port Authority photo.

JERSEY CITY -- A North Bergen woman had three times the legal limit of alcohol in her system when she was arrested for DWI in Jersey City, near the Holland Tunnel early Saturday morning.

Police said they knew something was askew when 31-year-old Karol Andino repeatedly told police she was looking for New Jersey.

At 2:30 a.m., Port Authority Police Officer Rhett Peppi saw Andino, 31, step out of her 2000 Volkswagen Beetle near 13th and Provost streets, Port Authority spokesman Joe Pentangelo said.

When Andino was approached by the officer, she told him she was "looking for New Jersey." The officer noticed her eyes were red and watery as she repeated "I'm looking for New Jersey," police said.

Andino had trouble standing on her own and admitted she had a few drinks, the report stated.

Police arrested Andino after a Breathalyzer test revealed her blood alcohol content was .25, three times over the legal limit. She was charged with DWI and careless driving, Pentangelo said.

Peppi is credited with a second DWI arrest this weekend, after a Jersey City man struck a Port Authority vehicle as he tried to enter the Holland Tunnel, Pentangelo said.