Stratford DUI Driver Was Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit In Fiery Crash In Ansonia: Police

ANSONIA, CT — A Stratford woman is accused of driving under the influence of alcohol at nearly three times the legal limit while speeding at more than 90 mph before crashing multiple times and injuring several people in an incident in Ansonia in March, according to police.

A driver reported to Ansonia police around 4:30 p.m. on March 8 that their vehicle has been struck by a gray Jeep at the intersection of Bridge Street and West Main Street.

The Jeep left the scene and was last seen traveling south on Pershing Drive, according to police.

“Officers subsequently located the Jeep after it became involved in a second crash on Pershing Drive at Division Street,” Ansonia police wrote in a news release. “During this incident, the Jeep struck two additional vehicles before colliding with a pole and catching fire. All four occupants of the Jeep sustained injuries, with one passenger suffering serious head and neck injuries.”

During the investigation, police said it was determined that the driver, 22-year-old Amari Langston of Stratford, had a blood alcohol content of 0.23 percent, “nearly triple the legal limit.”

Police said it was also determined that the Jeep was traveling in excess of 90 mph on Pershing Drive just before the crash.

Langston was arrested Friday, May 8, on a warrant. She was charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault with a motor vehicle, four counts of third-degree assault, three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving, evading responsibility, operating under the influence of alcohol / drugs, two counts of failure to obey traffic signal, passing on the right, failure to register motor vehicle, and no insurance.

Langston was held in lieu of a $200,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in court on Friday.