Crime & Safety
Woman Charged In DUI Crash: Reading Police
A woman is accused of striking a parked car while driving drunk, police said.
READIN, MA — A woman was charged in connection with a crash over the weekend, according to Reading police.
Sarah Ladd, 45, of Boxford, was charged with operating under the influence (liquor) and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
Police responded Saturday at 12:31 a.m. to the area of Cross Street for a report of a car accident.
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Police arrived and found a black Mercedes with significant front-end damage facing eastbound on Cross Street and a black Volvo that was parked on the side of the road facing westbound.
No injuries were reported.
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An initial police investigation found that the Mercedes crashed into the Volvo head-on and then spun out. The Volvo was unoccupied.
Ladd failed sobriety tests and was arrested, according to police.
She was arraigned in Woburn District Court on Tuesday.
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