Coatesville woman suspected of crashing into Mayberry police car

Friday, April 26, 2019

DANVILLE -- A 26-year-old Coatesville woman -- whose name reportedly won’t be released until formal charges are filed -- is suspected of crashing her vehicle into the iconic Mayberry police car used to promote a Danville restaurant.

The property-damage accident reportedly occurred at about 4:25 a.m. Friday as the car was parked in front of the Mayberry Cafe, 78 W. Main St. (U.S. 36), Danville. The restaurant features memorabilia from the classic television series, ”The Andy Griffith Show,” set in fictional Mayberry, N.C.

The car reportedly sustained significant damage to the rear driver’s side quarter panel, rear bumper and trunk.

Danville Metropolitan Police were notified by a witness that someone had crashed into the car as it was parked along the north side of the street, across from the Hendricks County Courthouse.

The suspect, who was found about 9:45 a.m. Friday, is being charged with leaving the scene of an accident, a Class B misdemeanor. According to police, alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the pre-dawn accident.

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  • Dang! I thought it would be Otis.

    -- Posted by Vernie1 on Sat, Apr 27, 2019, at 10:07 AM
  • Maybe she should just come in and lock herself up like Otis. Do you think the Hendricks Co. jail would hang their cell door keys where an inmate could reach them from inside their cell?

    -- Posted by gustave&zelma on Sat, Apr 27, 2019, at 10:54 AM
  • Citizens arrest! Citizens arrest!

    -- Posted by gingerbill on Sat, Apr 27, 2019, at 11:51 AM
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