Woman Gets 33 Months For Driving Drunk, Hitting DOT Worker On Merritt

TRUMBULL, Conn. -- A 25-year-old woman will spend 33 months in prison for driving drunk and running into a Department of Transportation worker, throwing him 10 feet and leaving him with permanent brain damage, according to the Connecticut Post.

A Trumbull woman was sentenced to 33 months in prison for driving drunk and hitting a Department of Transportation worker on the Merritt Parkway in Stratford.
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K Reakes

05/20/2016 1:30 p.m.

The accident occurred April 26, 2015, on the Merritt Parkway in Stratford as 56-year-old Kevin Holloran was helping to clean up an accident scene, the Post said.

Garcia, who had a blood alcohol content one-and-half times the legal limit, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and first-degree assault, the Post said.

She told the judge during her sentencing in Bridgeport that she prayed for Holloran every night, hoping a miracle would happen to make him well, added the Connecticut Post.

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