Crime & Safety
State Police Nab Bethel Woman On DUI Charges After Wrong-Way Crash
State Police are investigating a collision involving a Bethel driver they say was traveling the wrong way on Route 8.
BETHEL, CT — State Police have charged a Bethel woman with driving under the influence following her wrong-way collision in Seymour.
Troopers assigned to Troop 1 in Bethany, along with EMS, were dispatched around 12:30 Sunday morning to the crash on the southbound side of Route 8 near Exit 20.
Police said a Bethel woman, 55, was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes when she struck a Jeep, traveling southbound. The Bethel motorist reported no injuries. The Jeep driver reported possible injuries, but declined medical assistance at the scene.
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The Lexus driver failed Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, according to police. She was taken into custody at Troop 1 HQ, where she was processed and charged with DUI, traveling the wrong was on a divided highway, and second-degree reckless endangerment.
The Bethel motorist was later released on a $1,000 non-surety bond and scheduled for arraignment at Derby Superior Court, on Feb. 16.
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