Crime & Safety

DUI Arrest Made In Serious Crash: PD

The River Road crashed left a victim seriously injured.

SHELTON, CT — Police arrested a New York woman who was involved in a serious crash on River Road in March.

Shayna Persaud, 23, turned herself in on Thursday and was charged with second-degree assault with a motor vehicle, DUI, speeding and possession of cocaine, according to the Connecticut Post.

Persaud was intoxicated at the time of the crash, police said. The other driver sustained serious injuries.

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