Find Your Daily Voice
Darien
Your Local News for Darien, Connecticut
Tuesday, dec 3
41°
Follow
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Traffic
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Darien
Follow
Find Your Daily Voice
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Traffic
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2024 Cantata Media
41°
Tuesday, dec 3
Tag:
Improper turn
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old From Norwalk Surrenders After Causing Reckless Driving Crash In Darien, Police Say
A 20-year-old man accused of causing a single-car crash in Fairfield County has surrendered to police more than a month later. The wreck happened Sunday, Sept. 3, in Darien on Hollow Tree Ridge Road near Allwood Road, according to Darien Police. An investigation found that Griffin Makovsky, of Norwalk, was speeding and ran a stop sign before crashing over a rock wall and striking a tree. No other vehicles were involved and there were no reports of injuries. On Saturday Oct. 21, Makovsky turned himself in on an active arrest warrant stemming from the crash. He is charged with the followin…
Police & Fire
High Driver Nabbed After Crashing In Darien: Admits Smoking Marijuana, Police Say
A Westchester man faces charges after crashing his car in Fairfield County while allegedly high on marijuana, police said. The arrest stemmed from an incident that happened in Darien on Tuesday, June 20 around 11:15 p.m., when police responded to the area of Post Road (US Route 1) and Nearwater Lane on a report of a crash, according to Sergeant Dan Skoumbros. Once they arrived at the scene, officers identified the driver as 24-year-old Yonkers resident Jordan Lawrence, Jr., who told them that he must have fallen asleep while driving. After smelling the odor of b…
Police & Fire
Stop For Traffic Infractions Leads To DUI Charge For Man In Darien, Police Say
A 23-year-old man was charged after police said he drove in Fairfield County with a BAC more than two times the legal limit. An officer saw a vehicle drive past a stop sign without stopping at the intersection of Old Kings Highway South and Locust Road in Darien at about 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, according to the Darien Police Department. Police then saw the vehicle make an improper turn onto Locust Hill Road, authorities said. The officer stopped the vehicle on Settlers Trail and found that the driver, identified as Reid Blomquist, of Norwalk, exhibited signs of imp…
Police & Fire
Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Stone Wall In Darien, Police Say
A man has been charged with DWI after police say he crashed into a stone wall in Darien. Darien Police say Daniel Buckley, 32, of Milford, turned himself in at police headquarters on Thursday, Oct. 10 around 2:20 p.m. Officers responded to the area of Hollow Tree Ridge Road near Wee Burn Lane on a report of a single-car crash on Monday, Aug. 5 around 1:30 a.m. Upon arrival, officers allegedly observed a 2017 Ford Mustang that had struck roadway signs and crashed into a stone wall. The driver, later identified as Buckley, allegedly told officers that something was in the road that prompted…
Police & Fire
Westport Man Nabbed After Striking Another Driver In Greenwich Road-Rage Incident, Police Say
A man wanted in connection with a reported Greenwich road-rage incident in July was nabbed while receiving treatment at an area hospital. Steven Lepkowski, 27, of Westport, was arrested Saturday at Stamford Hospital on an active warrant for the July incident, said the Greenwich Police. Greenwich officers were notified that Lepkowski was at the hospital, once he was discharged, officers placed him under arrest for a reported road-rage incident that turned physical near the intersection of East Putnam Avenue and Indian Field, police said During the incident, Lepkowski allegedly got…
Police & Fire
Teen Arrested At Greenwich High For Reckless Driving After High-Speed Chase
A teen who took police on a high-speed chase turned himself into police at Greenwich High School, according to the Greenwich Police. Police served a warrant on Glen Ragin, 19, of Greenwich on Thursday in connection with the chase that took place on Dec. 28, said Lt. John Slusarz. On the night of the chase, Slusarz said an officer attempted to stop Ragin for an infraction but he took off at a high rate of speed taking police on a chase for several miles before they called off the pursuit because it became "too dangerous." "The officer did the right thing because of the danger…