Driver Charged With DUI In Single Car Crash

It was after 3:00 this morning when a vehicle collision occurred on Route 610 in Maryland in the area of Shavox Church Road in Worcester County. The collision involved one vehicle which went off the road, collided with a ditch and overturned in a farm field. The vehicle then caught fire and was fully engulfed in flames. The driver was able to free herself. Kristine Wenger was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries and is in stable condition. Wenger has been charged with DUI, negligent driving and related offenses

TRAFFIC COLLISION PRESS RELEASE:

DATE & TIME: 09-25-2010 @ 0320 hours

Case # 10-96-006360

LOCATION: MD 610 W/O Shavox Church Road, Worcester County, MD

VEHICLE 1: 2004 Honda, MD Registration: 9BSJ06
DRIVER 1: Kristina Lynn Wenger, 40 YOA, Ocean City, MD

NARRATIVE:

On September 25th, 2010 at 0320 hours, Troopers from the Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack responded to a personal injury collision which occurred on MD 610 W/O Shavox Church Road, Worcester County, Maryland. The collision involved a single vehicle which had left the roadway, collided with a ditch, and overturned in a farm field. As a result of the collision, the vehicle caught fire and became fully engulfed. The driver, 40-year old Kristina Wenger, was able to free herself from the vehicle. She was transported to Peninsula Regional Medical Center by the Maryland State Police Aviation due to injuries sustained in the collision and is in stable condition. The Showell Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished the vehicle fire. The roadway was closed during the collision investigation. The driver was charged with DUI, Negligent Driving and related offenses.

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