WILMINGTON — A Wilmington woman was charged with driving while impaired after a single-vehicle wreck Tuesday afternoon on River Road.
According to Wilmington Police Department Spokeswoman Lucy Crockett, at about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a wreck on River Road near Motts Creek, where Susan Renee Grant, 48, of Wilmington, wrecked her car and was thrown from the vehicle.
Crockett said Grant ran off the roadway to the right, over-corrected, crossed the centerline and ran off the opposite side of the road.
The car rolled over and Grant, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the passenger side of her vehicle, Crockett said.
Grant was taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center to be treated for serious, but not life-threatening injuries, Crockett said.
According to Crockett, an investigation of the wreck by Cpl. Richard Knopf, a drug recognition expert and officer of the WPD traffic unit, reported Grant was impaired from legally prescribed narcotic pills and other illegal drugs.
Grant was charged with driving while impaired, failure to maintain lane and not wearing a seat belt.
