South Windsor Police Charge Woman with Fleeing Scene of Accident

South Windsor police have charged an East Hartford woman with striking a utility pole and fleeing the scene.

Police responded to a motor vehicle accident on Ellington Road on Monday.

Police said a vehicle had struck a utility pole and fled the area. Officers later located the vehicle and arrested the operator, Mima Vasquez-Contreras, 25, of 452 Burnside Avenue in East Hartford.

Vasquez-Contreras was charged with evading responsibility and motor vehicle license violations. She was later released on a $2,500 non-surety bond and is scheduled to appear at Manchester Superior Court later this month.