Crime & Safety
Lacey Woman Charged With DWI After Head-On Crash In Barnegat
A woman was charged with driving while intoxicated after Barnegat police found an open alcohol container in her car at the scene of a crash.
BARNEGAT, NJ — A woman was charged with driving while intoxicated on Saturday after police found an open container of alcohol in her car at the scene of a crash in Barnegat.
Police responded to a report of a head-on crash between two cars at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday at the intersection of Schooner Avenue and Village Drive East, according to Captain Jason Carroll.
A 40-year-old Lacey woman driving a 2009 Mitsubishi, who was not injured in the crash, was subsequently arrested at the crash site.
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The woman received summonses for driving while intoxicated, refusal to submit breath samples, open alcohol container in a motor vehicle, unregistered vehicle, reckless driving and failure to yield in an intersection, Carroll said.
A 70-year-old Barnegat woman who was traveling in a 2016 Volkswagen suffered minor injuries as a result of the crash. She was taken to Southern Ocean Medical Center for treatment.
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