Stolen Car Chase Leads To Three-Vehicle Crash, Injuring Six, Causing Near Eight-Hour Closure

A police chase of a stolen SUV ended in a three-vehicle overnight crash in Hamden early Tuesday morning, state police said.

Route 10 (Dixwell Avenue) between 2nd Street and Putnam Avenue near the Putnam Place Shopping Center in Hamden.
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Joe Lombardi

01/01/2019 12:10 p.m.

The crash, which occurred around 2:15 a.m. Jan. 1, caused the closure of Route 10 (Dixwell Avenue) between 2nd Street and Putnam Avenue for almost eight hours near the Putnam Place Shopping Center.

The stolen vehicle, a 2012 Honda Pilot operated by 19-year-old Jonathan Garcia of New Haven, failed to stop for police when signaled to do so on State Street in North Haven, starting the pursuit, state police said. The vehicle had been reported stolen in New Britain on Dec. 29.

The Honda Pilot crashed into two vehicles stopped at a traffic light - a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado and 2004 Nissan Armada.

A rear-seat passenger in the Honda Pilot, Andrew Basilici, 25, of Hamden, sustained life-threatening injuries. Garcia and front-seat passenger, Emilymay Bott, 21, of New Haven, both sustained minors injuries. All three were taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital.

Three occupants in the Nissan Armada sustained minor injuries, bringing the total number of injuries to six.

Charges have not yet been announced.

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