Crime & Safety

Somerville Woman Charged with Drunken Driving on Pond Lane in Arlington

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

A 57-year-old Somerville woman was charged with operating under the influence Tuesday night after backing into a car on Pond Lane in Arlington.

Police responded to the scene at 9:30 p.m. after the other driver reported that Gale S. Erb, of Putnam Street, Somerville, had struck his vehicle.

Erb appeared to be intoxicated at the scene and failed a field sobriety test, according to police. Arlington police arrested her at the scene.

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