DUI Driver Hits Mailbox And Car: Naugatuck Police

NAUGATUCK, CT — Naugatuck Police say they have made an arrest after investigating a hit-and-run accident where a Subaru Legacy Outback hit a garbage can, mailbox, and a parked car in a driveway.

At 1 a.m. on Aug. 27, police responded to the evading accident where the vehicle "failed to negotiate a curve on Arch Street and collided with a garbage can, mailbox, and a vehicle parked in a residential driveway on Scott Street," police said.

Police say Linda Mortagua, 28, who was located a short time after the collision, is charged with DWI, evading responsibility, and failure to maintain lane, police said.

Mortagua was released on a $500 bond and is scheduled to appear at Waterbury Court on Sept. 5. There were no reported injuries.

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