Drunk Driver with a .21 BAC Crashes Into Parked Car in Cambridge
Cambridge, MD - A late-night crash ended with a drunk driving arrest after a woman slammed into a parked vehicle on Chestnut Place in Cambridge, Maryland.
On April 11, 2026, just after 11:24 p.m., Cambridge Police Department officers were called to the 1200 block of Chestnut Place for a motor vehicle collision. When officers arrived, they spoke with the people in the vehicle that had been hit. They said they were simply sitting in their car when another vehicle struck them.
Officers then made contact with the driver of the other vehicle, identified as Anaja Lanae Height, 24, of Cambridge, Maryland. Right away, officers noticed a strong smell of an alcoholic beverage coming from Height. Height also made comments about having consumed alcoholic beverages.
Based on what they observed, officers asked Height to perform Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, commonly known as SFSTs. Height did not pass the tests. At that point, officers placed Height under arrest and transported her to Cambridge Police Department headquarters for further investigation.
At the station, Height agreed to take a breath test. The results came back at a .21 Blood Alcohol Concentration, or BAC. To put that in perspective, the legal limit in Maryland is .08. Height's BAC was more than twice the legal limit.
Height was charged with five offenses related to the incident. Those charges include Driving Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol, Driving Vehicle While Impaired by Alcohol, Driving Vehicle While So Far Impaired by Alcohol Cannot Drive Safely, Driving Vehicle in Violation of a Restricted License, and Driving Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol Per Se.
The charge of Driving in Violation of a Restricted License suggests that Height may have already had driving restrictions in place prior to this incident. Details on any prior history have not been released at this time and were unavailable on Maryland Case Search.
Height was released on citations following the arrest. This means she was not held in custody but is required to appear in court to answer to the charges filed against her.
Drunk driving remains a serious and ongoing concern in our community. A BAC of .21 is dangerously high and puts everyone on the road, and even those sitting still in a parked car, at risk.
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