Taunton lady charged with OUI in crash with Dighton police cruiser

A Taunton lady is dealing with a number of expenses after authorities say she crashed right into a Dighton police cruiser on Monday evening whereas driving beneath the affect.

Michelle Sousa, 30, has been charged with a marked lanes violation, negligent operation of a motorcar, OUI-Liquor leading to critical damage and negligent operation, dashing, and possession of an open alcohol container in a motorcar, in keeping with Taunton police. 

Officers responded round 8:55 p.m. Monday to the report of a crash involving a police cruiser within the space of Winthrop and Burt Streets, in keeping with police. On the scene, they discovered a Dighton police cruiser with its driver-side door lacking and airbags deployed. Close by was a Honda CR-V with “important harm” to the motive force’s facet of the automotive and airbags deployed. 

The motive force of the cruiser, a Dighton police officer, was taken to a neighborhood hospital for remedy and later launched. The motive force of the Honda, later recognized as Sousa, was additionally taken to a neighborhood hospital for remedy of accidents. 

Police mentioned the preliminary investigation decided that the Dighton officer had been responding to a name for service together with his blue lights activated when Sousa, driving a excessive price of pace, allegedly crossed over the double yellow line, hanging the cruiser. Investigators allegedly discovered a half-empty bottle of liquor on the motive force’s facet of Sousa’s car. 

Sousa has been launched from the hospital and was arraigned Tuesday on the fees in reference to the crash, in keeping with police.