Traffic & Transit
Drunken, Distracted Driver Rolls Vehicle In Vernon: Police
A vehicle rolled over in Vernon over the weekend, police said.
VERNON, CT — Drunken and distracted driving has been cited as the cause of a single-vehicle crash over the weekend in Vernon.
According to a Vernon Police Department crash report, at 6:52 p.m. Sunday, police and fire units responded to the crash on Lake Street in the area of Grady Road. Emergency crew encountered an Acura sedan sitting on its roof in the road when they arrived, according to a crash report.
The driver, a 46-year-old Vernon resident, was able to climb out of the vehicle and did not appear to be injured, according to a crash report.
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He did, however, appear to be intoxicated and was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence, failure to drive in a proper lane and operating a motor vehicle while using a cell phone. The man was released on a $5,000 non-surety bond and is scheduled to appear in Rockville Superior Court on May 5, records show.
Anyone with any information on the crash is bein g asked to call the Vernon Police
Department at 860-872-9126.
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