Milford Woman Charged With DUI After Crashing Her Car Into a Rock Wall in Orange

What to do they say about the dangers of distracted driving? Well here is one example, according to the Orange Police Department.

Police say they recently responded to a one-vehicle car accident on Hitching Post Road.

Officers found Judith Byrnes’ vehicle sitting on top of a rock wall lining the front lawn of one of the residences on the street, police said.

Byrnes, 48, of Cherry Street in Milford, admitted she had been looking at her cell phone when she crashed, police said.

Officers had her submit to standardized roadside sobriety tests. She was subsequently taken into custody and charged with DUI and a cell phone violation.