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Quinte West woman charged with impaired driving after crash into cemetery near Brighton: OPP

Northumberland OPP say a driver was charged with impaired driving after a vehicle crashed into a cemetery near Brighton. Northumberland OPP

A Quinte West woman faces impaired driving charges following a crash into a cemetery just west of Brighton on Saturday morning.

According to Northumberland OPP, around 7 a.m., officers responded to a single-vehicle crash on County Road 2 near Branscombe Road west of the town of Brighton in Cramahe Township.

Officers located a damaged four-door sedan on the north side of County Road 2 within the perimeter of a cemetery. The lone occupant of the vehicle was taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries, OPP said.

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Police determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol.

Taylor Elizabeth Haryett, 25, of Quinte West, Ont., was arrested and charged with operation of a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs, operation of a vehicle while impaired with a blood-alcohol concentration over 80 and driving while under suspension.

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She was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Cobourg on June 24, OPP stated Monday.

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