Crime & Safety

Alleged Drunken Driver Lands on Church Street Lawn

The suspect faces multiple charges.

An allegedly drunk Leominster teenager drove a vehicle onto a Church Street home's front lawn early Sunday.

Northborough Police arrested Marcus T. Atkinson, 18, of 51 Country Lane, Leominster, and charged him with operating under the influence of liquor; a marked lanes violation; unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle; speeding; leaving the scene of property damage; and use of a motor vehicle without authority, according to the Northborough Police log.

Police also charged Atkinson with breaking into a building, ship, vehicle or vessel.

A Church Street resident called police at 4:17 a.m. Sunday to report the vehicle on her lawn.

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