Crime & Safety
Cheshire Woman Charged with DUI
Hit a parked car on Whitney Avenue early Sunday morning, according to police.
A Cheshire woman was arrested early Sunday morning after she slammed into a parked car on Whitney Avenue, according to police.
At about 2 a.m. Sunday police got the report of a motor vehicle accident in the area of 3200 Whitney Ave., police spokesman Capt. Ronald Smith said.
When officers got to the scene, they found that a man who was delivering pizza had parked his car on Whitney Avenue while making a delivery, Smith said. While the car was parked, a second car traveling north on Whitney Avenue struck the parked car at a high rate of speed, Smith said.
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The driver, Leigh Nahary, 24, of 229 Forest Ln., Cheshire, was administered a field sobriety test at the accident scene, which she failed, Smith said.
A passenger in Nahary’s vehicle was transported to Yale–New Haven Hospital with rib and shoulder injuries, according to Smith.
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Nahary was charged with driving under the influence and following too closely. She was released after posting $500 bond and is scheduled to appear in Meriden Superior Court Dec. 15.
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