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Teen charged with drunken driving after crash into Mass. State Police barracks

Both girls were transported to Berkshire Medical Center for evaluation, according to authorities.

A car that crashed into a Massachusetts State Police barracks in Cheshire on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. A 17-year-old girl was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
Massachusetts State Police

A 17-year-old girl has been arrested after crashing into a Massachusetts State Police barracks while under the influence of alcohol, the agency said Sunday.

A 2000 Nissan Altima driven by the girl from Pittsfield, with another 17-year-old girl from Pittsfield in the passenger seat, crashed through a brick wall of the building in Cheshire Saturday evening and damaged a kitchen area, police said. 

Both girls were transported to Berkshire Medical Center for evaluation, according to authorities.

The driver was charged with operating under the influence of liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle; speeding and marked lanes violation, police said.

She was released on bail and was scheduled to appear in Pittsfield District Court on Tuesday. Police didn't identify her Sunday.

There were no troopers injured and the building remained in operation, though police said it would need repair work.

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