MORETOWN — A 29-year-old woman from Waitsfield was arrested on multiple charges following an incident in Moretown on Saturday.
The single-vehicle crash took place on Route 100 at around 9:35 p.m.
Police say they responded to the scene and found a vehicle had crashed into the side of a barn.
Following an investigation, it was learned that the registered owner, Samantha Hojnacki, was operating the vehicle at the time of the crash.
Hojnacki was currently acting as a caretaker for a vulnerable adult moments before the crash.
Police say she was transporting the vulnerable adult home and was involved in a verbal altercation.
She eventually left the vulnerable adult on the side of the road in -9 degree weather.
Hojnacki was arrested for suspicion of DUI, reckless endangerment, abuse neglect and exploitation of a vulnerable adult.
She was placed in handcuffs and transported to the Middlesex State Police barracks for processing.
She was issued a citation to appear in court on February 3.
