Drunk Driving Arrest Followed Crash With Property Damage

Beverly Police arrested a 29-year-old Everett man for alelgedly drunk driving and leaving the scene of an early morning property damage accident Sunday on Kernwood Heights.

Police responded to Kernwood Heights for a vehicle travelling at an excessive rate of speed at approximately 6:30 a.m. Sunday.

Officers learned that the 2007 Mazda 6 had veered off the roadway onto a sidewalk, and struck two small trees and a fence before striking a granite wall. The vehicle came to a stop in front of 7 Kernwood Heights.

The driver fled, but was apprehended within minutes.

Alexander L. Baptista, 29, of Everett, was arrested for operating under the influence of liquor, speeding, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, and operating to endanger.

He was transported to Beverly Hospital. His arraignment was not scheduled as of Sunday night.

The information was submitted by the Beverly Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.