NEWTOWN, Connecticut — A wrong-way crash early Monday morning closed part of Interstate 84 in Newtown, state police said.
The crash happened just after 2 a.m. in the area of exit 9. Police said they received reports of a wrong-way driver driving westbound in the eastbound lane.
According to officials, 41-year-old Crystal Smith was behind the wheel as she collided with a tractor-trailer head-on. The truck then drove off the roadway and damaged around 100 feed of DOT wire rope guard rail, state police said.
The area between exits 9 and 10 was closed early Monday morning for the crash investigation but was later reopened.
Smith suffered minor injuries in the crash, and the truck driver was not injured according to police.
Smith was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, driving the wrong way, and operating under the influence. She was released on a $5,000 bond and is set to appear in court on Nov. 15.
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Jennifer Glatz is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. She can be reached at jglatz@fox61.com.
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