A Cranberry Township driver accused of driving under the influence was almost impaled when she crashed through multiple wooden fences in November, according to police.

Lisa Ann Hamder, 46, was charged Jan. 2 by Cranberry Township police with two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence following the Nov. 28 crash in a township neighborhood.

Police said they were dispatched to the backyard of a residence in the 100 block of Buttercup Drive for reports of a vehicle that drive through the property owner’s fence.

Police said they found Hamder conscious in the driver’s seat of the Volkswagen Jetta They said she had a major laceration on her face, and a piece of wooden debris had broken through the windshield and could be seen just above one of Hamder’s shoulders, but she was not impaled.

In the report first made to police, a caller expressed concern that she had been impaled, according to the affidavit.

When police arrived, they found a passenger already out of the vehicle, which was facing toward the damaged fence with its rear bumper was against a staircase on the property leading to a deck.

The vehicle was disabled with major damage to the front end and windshield, police said. Pieces of the damaged fence were scattered throughout the area.

Police said Hamder was immediately taken to Allegheny General Hospital due to her injuries. Police said they witnessed several empty alcoholic beverage cans in the vehicle.

The passenger told police Hamder was driving them to her residence from a bar. He told police Hamder was driving north on Parkwood Drive at high speeds when she lost control and struck multiple fences before coming to a stop in the backyard.

Police reviewed doorbell footage from a nearby residence and saw Hamder had struck two fences before striking the final fence, which stopped the vehicle. The passenger told police the vehicle was not insured.

At the hospital, staff drew Hamder’s blood and found she had a blood alcohol content of 0.131%. The legal limit in Pennsylvania is 0.08%.

Police said Hamder did not have any prior DUI convictions.

Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Jan. 30 before District Judge Kevin Flaherty.