Traffic & Transit

Several Stop Signs Knocked Over In Tolland Drunken Deriving Escapade: State Police

A car that left behind a path of destruction ended up against a tree after a wild ride in Tolland, state police said.

A car that left behind a path of destruction ended up against a tree after a wild ride in Tolland, state police said.
A car that left behind a path of destruction ended up against a tree after a wild ride in Tolland, state police said. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)

TOLLAND, CT — A 62-year-old Tolland Woman is facing a half-dozen criminal charges after a wild ride in town that left behind a path of destruction, state police said.

The incident took place at 11:25 a.m. on May 16, according to an arrest report.

That day, state troopers were dispatched to Raisch Drive to investigate a hit-and-run incident involving a vehicle and house, according to an arrest report.

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When troopers arrived at the scene, they discovered that the woman's car has rammed into a parked car, then proceeded to hit a tree adjacent to the home.

The home may have been spared, but several stop signs were not. Troopers found them toppled along the woman's path.

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The woman was charged with reckless driving, evading responsibility and failure to take a sobriety test, according to an arrest report.

State police said it was also determined hat the woman was the "primary aggressor" in a disturbance and, for that, she was charged with first-degree criminal mischief, violating a protective order and disorderly conduct, according to an arrest report.

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