Traffic & Transit
Wrong-Way Driver Hits Police Cruiser In I-91 Crash
A woman driving the wrong way on I-91 struck a police car early Sunday morning.
WINDSOR, CT — A woman was arrested on accusations that she drove the wrong way on Interstate 91 north and struck a police cruiser early Sunday morning, according to state police. Latifah Roldan, 31, of 1327 Burnside Ave. Apt. B3 in East Hartford, was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol, driving the wrong-way on a divided highway, and second-degree reckless endangerment.
State police received multiple 911 calls around 1:30 a.m. regarding a wrong-way driver on I-91 north in the area of Exit 36 in Windsor. Police then saw a Toyota sedan driven by Roldan going the wrong way near Exit 33 in Hartford.
Roldan's cat then hit a police cruiser, according to state police. The trooper was transported to Hartford Hospital for medical evaluation and released.
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Roldan failed field sobriety tests and was arrested, according to police. She was released on $5,000 bond and will appear in court June 30.
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