Woman arrested after crash

Cass County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested a woman for driving while intoxicated over the weekend at a campground in Newburg Township.
Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday to a campground in the 12000 block of Prang Street regarding a single-vehicle crash.
Deputies were advised that the driver got into an argument with witnesses, and fled from the collision and into a nearby wooded area.
Cass County K9 Faust responded to the location and began a track in an attempt to locate the driver. Approximately 10 minutes later, Faust located a 43-year-old female from Elkhart.
The woman was brought back to the crash location and given medical treatment. She was placed into custody and taken to the Cass County Jail. She was charged with driving while intoxicated, open container and leaving the scene of a traffic accident.

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