Crime & Safety
CT Mom Arrested on DUI Charge after Crashing Car with 5-Year-Old Inside: Report
The woman and her daughter were treated in a hospital for minor injuries.
PLAINFIELD, CT — A 35-year-old Plainfield woman was arrested on a warrant Monday charging her with Driving Under the Influence in connection with a November car crash with her five-year-old daughter in the vehicle with her, reports NBC Connecticut News.
The mother, Sarah Graveline, and her daughter both suffered minor injuries in the crash, which occurred on Norwich Road in Plainfield. Police said Graveline was traveling northbound when she swerved into the southbound lane, hit a guardrail and careened off the road.
Graveline was charged with:
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- Operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs
- Failure to drive right
- Risk of injury to a minor
She was released after posting a $1,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 2.
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