Crime & Safety

Medford Woman Charged with OUI After Highway Crash

Police say she was driving on the wrong side of Rte. 128 in Burlington Sunday night.

A wrong way driver under the influence is to blame for a multi vehicle accident on Rte. 128 Sunday night in Burlington just before 7 p.m.

The accident happened on Rte. 128 southbound at Exit 33, when a woman was driving on the wrong side of highway.

Massachusetts State Police told NECN the driver was a 34-year-old Medford woman who was operating under the influence and charged for the offense. NECN is also reporting she had no lights on and struck three vehicles.

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