Crime
New Hampshire woman facing several charges after blacking out and striking Massachusetts home, bicycles
A New Hampshire woman is facing charges after reportedly blacking out and crashing into a home in Massachusetts.
According to Chief Scott McNamara, the Methuen Police Department will summon a woman to court for operating under the influence of drugs when she struck a home on Broadway Street on Wednesday afternoon.
Just after 1:30 p.m., Methuen Police received a 911 call reporting a vehicle struck a building at 91 Broadway Street.
Officers arrived to find a Volvo station wagon that struck a building and caused it’s front porch to collapse. Two bicycles that were parked next to the building were also destroyed.
The driver of the vehicle, a 31-year-old Kingston, New Hampshire woman, was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
An on-scene investigation determined the driver was allegedly huffing and blacked out prior to the crash occurring.
The woman will appear in court at a later date to face charges of operating under the influence of drugs (second offense), marked lanes violation, and speeding.
The name of the woman was not released.
Advocate
April 14, 2023 at 7:34 am
Charging someone for a disease seems unfair. If she were under the influence of cancer would she be criminalized?