BATH, NY — A woman was arrested on drunken driving charges after crashing her vehicle in front of an elementary school as children were being dismissed.
Members of the Village of Bath Police Department were dispatched to Maple Heights in front of the Haverling VEW primary school at approximately 2:15 p.m. on April 17, 2026, for a report of a vehicle that left the roadway and struck a street sign.
Officers responded and observed the vehicle with heavy passenger side damage and one occupant.
Multiple parents were at the school and children were getting let out of school for the day at the time of the crash.
After further investigation, officers determined that the driver, Shannon Hall, 32, of Bath, was severely intoxicated while operating her vehicle.
Hall was taken into custody where she was determined to have a blood alcohol content of .30%, nearly four times the legal limit.
Hall was charged with aggravated DWI, DWI, first-degree reckless endangerment, a Class D felony, and traffic citations.
She was processed and then transported to the Steuben County Jail for centralized arraignment processing where she was subsequently released.
Police reported that there were no injuries during the incident.
