ROCKINGHAM — A woman is facing traffic and criminal charges after crashing into the Richmond County Administration building late Friday night.
According to a report from the Rockingham Police Department, 38-year-old April Ann Scott was travelling northwest on Long Drive around 10:44 p.m. May 8 when she drove through the intersection of Fayetteville Road at an estimated 50 mph (the posted speed limit is 35 mph), ran off the right just past the intersection and through the parking lot before hitting the building.
The estimated speed of impact was 35 mph, according to the report.
The impact of the crash damaged the office of County Clerk Dena Cook, according to County Manager Bryan Land. The wall was pushed in near the office window.
The 1996 Buick involved in the crash is registered to 27-year-old Robert Lee Jones II, of Hoffman, who was a passenger in the car, according to the report.
Both airbags deployed.
The report shows that “other drugs” were suspected to have been used by Scott, though no impairment was detected. A test was performed for alcohol and other drugs, but none were detected.
Scott had possible injury and was taken to FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital-Richmond. Jones was uninjured.
Scott was cited for failure to maintain lane control, careless and reckless driving, and driving with a revoked license, and charged with possession of up to a half-ounce of marijuana.
She is scheduled to appear in court July 23.
All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
While the report states that the estimated damage to the building is $50,000, Land said Monday afternoon that the county was still waiting on official cost estimates to repair the damage.
Land added that the repairs should not affect the county’s budget “as insurance should cover the associated cost.”
County Manager Bryan Land surveys the damage to the office of County Clerk Dena Cook.
