Crime & Safety
Woman Charged With DUI After Crash Into New London Building: Police
She fled from the crash, entered a nearby house, and was charged with burglary, police said. The accident displaced three families.
NEW LONDON, CT — A woman was charged with driving under the influence after she crashed her car into an apartment building and fled to a nearby house, according to police.
Police responded at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a rollover accident on Anthony Road.
A Honda Accord had crashed into an apartment building. The driver had left the car after the crash and ran across the street into a house. The driver "entered and occupied an unfamiliar home after fleeing the scene of the accident," police said.
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Police later found and identified the driver as Megan Perry, 35, of North Providence, Rhode Island. She was arrested and taken to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Three families were displaced by the accident. The American Red Cross is providing assistance.
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Perry was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs, failure to drive right, evading responsibility, risk of injury to a minor, operating without insurance, and first-degree burglary.
Her bond was set at $50,000 and she was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.
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