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Police say ER doc was drunk, drugged prior to crash

Posted at 1:28 PM, Nov 14, 2012
and last updated 2012-11-14 13:28:34-05

(CNN) – Police say an emergency room “Doctor of the Year” was drunk and on drugs when she was involved in this dramatic crash Friday that was recorded by a traffic cam in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Watch the third car back in this line of traffic waiting for a light at an intersection.

Police say Dr. Kristen Howard was behind the wheel of an SUV that comes out of a parking lot, runs over a grassy area and crashes into the car.

The impact pushed the car into a truck driving the opposite way in the next lane.

Howard was arraigned in court Tuesday on charges including driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.