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NEW CANAAN, Conn. A Norwalk woman accused of crashing her vehicle after reading a text message on her phone is facing several charges from New Canaan police.
Meghan Hamilton, 30, of Algonquin Road, is charged with evading responsibility, a misdemeanor, and motor vehicle violations of texting while driving, distracted driving and operating an unregistered motor vehicle.
Police received a report of an overturned vehicle just after 7 a.m. Saturday. Police found an empty 2005 Volvo sport-utility vehicle off New Norwalk Road and eventually contacted Hamilton. Police said Hamilton told them she was driving south at about 2 a.m. when she received a text message and lost control of the vehicle. The SUV went off the right side of the road, struck a guiderail on the left side of the road, went down an embankment and struck a tree and the base of a Connecticut Light & Power pole before coming to a stop upside down. Hamilton was not injured but did not report the accident to police and was picked up by her husband. Police said no alcohol was found in the vehicle.
Hamilton was released on $260 bond and is scheduled to appear Dec. 15 in Norwalk Superior Court.
In other police news:
Evan Reinhardt, 20, of Heather Drive, was charged last Wednesday with third-degree criminal mischief after police said he was spotted while vandalizing a stop sign on Marvin Ridge Road. Police said a witness saw a person scrawling on a stop sign at 9:41 a.m. When the driver approached the stop sign, he saw the word snitchin below the word stop. Police said the person got a good description of Reinhardt as well as the license plate of his vehicle. Reinhardt was given a summons to appear Dec. 13 in Norwalk Superior Court.
Police were investigating the theft of more than $1,800 in jewelry from a Ponus Ridge Road home. Police said a female resident noticed two months ago that a bracelet was missing. She later noticed that three others were gone, too. A bracelet with pearls valued at $300 as well as a silver bracelet with pearls, a bracelet with different colored balls and a silver bracelet with green beads each valued at $500, were reported missing. Three sets of white pearl earrings, a set of black pearl earrings and three pairs of diamond earrings were also reported missing.
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