A recreation supervisor in The Villages has lost her driver’s license after a drunk driving crash earlier this year.
Kristen Michelle Wygand, 35, pleaded no contest this past week in Sumter County Court to a charge of driving under the influence. In addition to losing her driver’s license for one year, she will be on probation for one year and must perform 50 hours of community service.
According to the arrest report, the Sumter County Communications Center received an automated 911 call from the OnStar system inside Wygand’s 2023 Chevrolet Traverse at 11:36 p.m. June 15. Deputies responded to the area of County Road 466 and Buena Vista Boulevard, where they found the SUV facing south in the eastbound lanes.
The vehicle had sustained significant damage, with the entire front driver’s-side wheel assembly separated from the suspension. A black light pole in the grassy median had been struck and shattered into several pieces, scattering landscaping materials and vehicle debris across the roadway…