A female is dealing with fees after cops say she caused a chain-reaction crash entailing loads of lorries on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in January..
This photo given by the Maryland Transportation Authority shows a multi-vehicle collision on US-50 Bay Bridge in Maryland, on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. The Maryland Transportation Authority stated Saturday on social media that the accident on the westbound lanes has actually shut the bridge. (Maryland Transportation Authority via AP).
A lady is encountering costs such as driving under the influence after cops state she triggered a chain-reaction crash involving more than 20 lorries on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in January.
On a foggy Saturday early morning, a collection of crashes on the westbound period of the bridge entailing around 40 lorries (when counting additional accidents that adhered to the initial chain-reaction crash) led to a six-hour traffic jam Jan. 27.
After months of checking out, Maryland Transport Authority officers took Gwendolyn Persina, 48, of Chester, Maryland, right into protection Wednesday, according to a press release.
Police said Persina was speeding in her 2018 Honda Civic when she crashed right into one more automobile prior to 8 a.m., causing a chain-reaction accident that entailed 23 lorries.
Secondary accidents that adhered to entailed another 20 lorries, according to detectives.
A single person was taken to the hospital with dangerous injuries. An additional 11 individuals were additionally required to the hospital, according to MDTA.
The westbound span was shut for around six hours while authorities explored the accidents; it reopened just before 2 p.m. Along with DUI, Persina is being charged with driving on a put on hold certificate and creating life-threatening injuries by driving an automobile.
In a different instance from the collision in January, Maryland court records show Persina begged guilty to an unrelated cost of driving while impaired by alcohol in 2022. At the time, she was sentenced to 18 months probation.
