Traffic & Transit
Driver Frees SUV From Guardrail, But Then Stalls In Stafford DUI Stop
A Thanksgiving crash in Stafford left a woman with a drunken driving charge, state police said.
STAFFORD, CT — A car being driven by a suspected drunken driver squirmed its way from atop a guardrail on Route 30 in Stafford before breaking down a short distance away early Thanksgiving morning, state police said.
At 12:02 a.m., a 2001 Nissan Xterra being driven by a 55-year-old Coventry woman was heading south on Route 30 near the Conklin Road intersection, according to a state police crash report. The vehicle suddenly veered to the left, traversed the road and wound up on top of a metal guardrail, according to a crash report.
The driver managed to free the vehicle from the guardrail and continued a short distance before it broke down in the southbound shoulder, according to a crash report.
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The driver was charged with driving under the influence. She was not injured, state police said.
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