NEWPORT — A 37-year-old woman from Barton will have to answer to charges after police say she failed to pull over during a traffic stop in Newport.
At around 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department attempted to stop a dark-colored sedan.
The driver was identified as Sherllynn Cote.
Police allege Cote accelerated rapidly and failed to stop at the intersection of 191 and Western Avenue In Newport.
The vehicle turned onto Clyde Street where it lost control and struck a snowbank.
Newport Police assisted the Sheriff’s Department when conducting the stop.
The occupants of the vehicle were detained while the investigation was completed.
Cote was issued a citation in Orleans Superior Court for a later date. 
