BRISTOL — On Saturday, May 30, at around 2:30 a.m., Bristol police were called to East Street, west of the Lord’s Prayer Rock, for a motor vehicle crash.
Chief Kevin Gibbs reports that Kyle T. Hamblin, 23, of Waltham lost control of the vehicle he was driving and slammed into several mailboxes, drove back onto the roadway and then drove off East Street (Route 116) again and came to rest. Neither Hamblin, who admitted to police that he was the driver, nor his female passenger was injured.
The passenger ran off into the woods after the crash and was later found at a nearby home with help from the Vermont State Police.
Bristol police took Hamblin into the station. Gibbs reported that Hamblin’s blood alcohol content tested at 0.156 percent; the legal limit for driving is 0.08 percent. Police cited Hamblin for driving under the influence; he is due to answer the charge in Addison Superior Court, criminal division, on June 15.
In other recent activity Bristol police:
• On May 27 at 5:15 p.m. cited Brenda L. Shores, 47, of Bristol for disorderly conduct and unlawful mischief , following a complaint from a man who said she had thrown his flashlight and broken it, as well as screaming and using profanity at the corner of Main and Basin streets.
• On May 21 at 10:37 p.m. cited Anthony D. Sargent, 18, of Bristol for speeding on Route 116 north of the village. Police said they clocked Sargent’s car doing 98 mph.
• On May 12 cited Brenda Lee Robair, 54, of Huntington for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. Police alleged that this accident occurred on Prince Lane on Dec. 19, 2014.