Wareham Rollover Crash into Bog Results in OUI Arrest

WAREHAM (WBSM) — A Wareham woman has been charged with operating under the influence after a rollover crash into a cranberry bog early this morning.

Just after midnight on November 23, Wareham Police, Fire and EMS responded to a motor vehicle crash on Maple Springs Road where the vehicle had overturned and was submerged in water in a cranberry bog.

Officers arrived to find a good Samaritan helping the lone occupant out of the overturned vehicle.

Police said the Wareham Fire Department then arrived and searched the vehicle and water and secured any potential hazards.

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The driver of the vehicle was identified as Alisha McGough, 31, of Wareham. She is charged with operating under the influence of alcohol and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.

McGough will be arraigned in Wareham District Court on Friday, November 24.