A Middletown woman is accused of driving under the influence after a crash involving a Newport police cruiser early Sunday morning.

According to police, an officer was monitoring traffic in the area of Eustis Avenue and Bliss Road just after midnight when the driver hit his vehicle from behind before driving off.

The driver, later identified as 38-year-old Erin Moitoza, was stopped by the officer around the corner on Bliss Road, police said.

Moitoza and the officer both suffered minor injuries.

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