Crime & Safety
MA Woman Accused Of Drunken Driving After Crash
The woman suffered serious injuries that were not life-threatening
STANFORD, NY — A Massachusetts woman was accused of drunken driving after a one-car crash Tuesday in the Town of Stanford. State police said, shortly before 10 p.m., troopers were sent to Route 82 in Stanford for a report of a car crashing into a pole.
An investigation found Victoria R. Wheaton, 27, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, did not stay in her lane and struck a utility pole while under the influence of alcohol, police said.
She suffered serious injuries that were not life-threatening and was taken to MidHudson Regional Hospital by Northern Dutchess Paramedics.
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Police said that Stanford Fire and Emergency Medical Services were also on the scene.
Wheaton was issued uniform traffic tickets returnable to the Town of Stanford Court May 27.
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