Drunk Driver Flips Car On Orchard Street: Cranford Police

CRANFORD, NJ - A 40-year-old Cranford woman was charged with driving while intoxicated after a motor vehicle crash that saw her Honda overturned in the middle of the road on May 18, according to the Cranford Police Department.

According to authorities, police units were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on the 400 block of Orchard Street where officers found a 2006 Honda had struck a parked car and overturned in the middle of the roadway.

Following an investigation on scene, Patrolman Ali Muhammad arrested the driver, Elizabeth Fanelli, for driving while intoxicated, police said.

She was processed and provided with a Municipal Court appearance date.

In addition, Fanelli was issued motor vehicle summonses for reckless driving, careless driving, delaying traffic and obstructing the passage of others vehicles, police said.

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