Hinesburg woman accused in DUI that injured child

A Hinesburg woman involved in a two-car crash Friday that left her 4-year old son with a severed spine, had been drinking, according to police. Investigators said Heather Carpentier collided with another vehicle, and both immediately caught on fire. Carpentier suffered a broken leg, and her son a severed spine...her one-year old son also in the car, was not seriously hurt. Carpentier was cited for a DUI and may also be charged with endangering a child, among other things.