Crime & Safety

Woman Charged with Drunken Driving in Hingham with Three Kids in Car

Police say a local woman had three children in her car when she was arrested for drunken driving.

A Braintree woman faces a drunken driving charge while having three children in the vehicle.

Angela Angle, 40, of Braintree, was arrested in Hingham and charged with operating under the influence of liquor (second offense), three counts of operating under the influence with a child under 14 in the vehicle, operating to endanger, and marked lanes violation according to the Hingham Police Log.

Saturday night, a caller by Whitney Wharf told police they were following a vehicle that was all over the road and struck another vehicle.

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After the crash, Angle allegedly told police that she had four or five beers while at Nantasket Beach in Hull according to the Patriot Ledger.

The children in the car were 7, 6, and 4 years old. A report of child abuse or neglect was filed by police with the Department of Children and Families.

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Angle was arraigned on Monday in Hingham District Court and is due back in court on Sept. 29.

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