Traffic & Transit
DOT Replaces Signs on Vernon Ramp Damaged By Drunken Driver: Police
A crash over the weekend left several off-ramp signs run over in Vernon.
VERNON, CT — New signs were back in place to start this week on an Interstate 84 off-ramp in Vernon. State police said several were run over by a suspected drunken driver over the weekend.
The crash took place at 1:23 a.m. Saturday at the Exit 66 eastbound off-ramp, according to a state police crash report.
The report states that a 2016 Toyota Corolla being driven by a 44-year-old Manchester woman was on the ramp and suddenly veered into several state Department of Transportation signs.
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The driver was not hurt, but she was arrested for driving under the influence, according to a crash report.
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