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Watertown woman arrested after driving wrong way on bridge

November 22, 2013 9:00 am • Last Updated: November 22, 2013 11:11 pm

Groton — A Watertown woman who police said drove the wrong way on the Gold Star Memorial Bridge in May, causing a head-on collision, was arrested Nov. 14 for drunken driving.

Rebeccah Rockman, 22, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving the wrong way on a highway and failure to have headlights illuminated.

Police said Rockman was driving a rental car on Interstate 95 North at about 12:48 a.m. on May 29 with no headlights on. She crashed into a SUV, injuring a woman from Hyannis, Mass., and her 5-year-old daughter.

Police said the highway was closed for an hour and a half as they investigated the incident.

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