Traffic & Transit
Vehicle Towed Off Rail Trail In Vernon After Crash: State Police
A car had to be towed from a hiking trail after a crash in Vernon, state police said.
VERNON, CT — A car wound up careening off Interstate 84 and landing on a section of the Rails-to-Trails system in Vernon, state police said.
The crash took place Friday just after midnight.
A state police crash report indicates that a Mazda Cx-5 Sport was heading was on Interstate 84, west of Exit 66 when the driver, a 39-year-old Coventry woman, lost control and began to spin out. It traveled down an embankment and landed on the nearby Rails-to-Trails system.
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State police said authorities had a open a gate so a wrecker wrecker could physically make its way onto the trail to remove the vehicle.
The driver turned out to be drunk, state police said.
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She was charged with driving too fast for conditions and driving under the influence, according to an arrest report.
No major injuries were reported.
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