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CT Man Nabbed For DUI After Driving Erratically: Police CT Man Nabbed For DUI After Driving Erratically: Police
CT Man Nabbed For DUI After Driving Erratically: Police A 55-year-old man faces drunk driving charges after he was seen driving erratically in Fairfield County, police said. The arrest resulted from an incident on Friday, April 19 just before 8 p.m., when a vehicle was seen driving erratically on Route 7 in Wilton, according to Wilton Police.  Officers then pulled the car over and began talking with the driver, Stratford resident Piotr Fiedor, who soon failed a field sobriety test, police said.  Fiedor was then arrested and taken to police headquarters, where his blood alcohol content was found to be 0.2559 and 0.2696, according to th…
Wrong-Way Driver Punches, Kicks Officers After Chase, Crash In CT: Police Wrong-Way Driver Punches, Kicks Officers After Chase, Crash In CT: Police
Wrong-Way Driver Punches, Kicks Officers After Chase, Crash In CT: Police A wrong-way Connecticut driver led police on a brief pursuit before crashing into two other cars, injuring a driver, and then assaulting two officers, police said. The Fairfield County incident happened at around 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 15, in the town of Wilton. Wilton Police said Jorge Oliva, age 48, of Trumbull, was seen speeding in a Honda SUV going northbound in the southbound lanes of Route 7 (Danbury Road) near Ridgefield Road close to oncoming traffic. Officers initiated a pursuit, during which Oliva was allegedly seen throwing a baseball cap out his window. Police eventually term…
CT Dad Drives Drunk With Daughter In Car, Police Say CT Dad Drives Drunk With Daughter In Car, Police Say
CT Dad Drives Drunk With Daughter In Car, Police Say A father was arrested after police said he drove drunk down a Connecticut road with his young daughter in the passenger seat, police said. The Fairfield County incident occurred in Wilton on Friday, March 29. At approximately 1:30 a.m. that morning, 45-year-old Eduard Abukhovich was speeding, driving his gray 2022 Volvo XC90 north on Route 7 (Danbury Road) when he was pulled over. Abukhovich, who is from the town of Redding, reportedly admitted to police that he had consumed alcohol before getting behind the wheel. According to Wilton Police, Abukhovich’s juvenile daughter was sitting…
Woman Nabbed After Driving Drunk In CT: Police Woman Nabbed After Driving Drunk In CT: Police
Woman Nabbed After Driving Drunk In CT: Police A 48-year-old woman faces drunk driving charges after being pulled over on a busy road in Fairfield County, police announced. The arrest stemmed from an incident on Thursday, March 21 just before 2:30 a.m., when Wilton Police stopped a black 2015 Subaru Impreza that had been traveling north on Danbury Road (Route 7), according to the department.  The driver, Ridgefield resident Adrienne Allen, appeared to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs and admitted to drinking before driving. She then failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for DUI, police said.  Her blood alcoh…
Fatal Crash: 37-Year-Old From Naugatuck ID'd As Victim At Route 7 Connector Fatal Crash: 37-Year-Old From Naugatuck ID'd As Victim At Route 7 Connector
Fatal Crash: 37-Year-Old From Naugatuck ID'd As Victim At Route 7 Connector One person was killed in a crash at a busy intersection in Fairfield County. It happened around 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 at Grist Mill Road and the Route 7 connector in Norwalk. After being sent to the scene, emergency responders found a vehicle in the embankment, according to Norwalk Police. The operator of the vehicle, identified as New Haven County resident Joshua Chapman, age 37, of Naugatuck, was extricated and pronounced dead by Norwalk Hospital Emergency Medical Services. The crash is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Norwalk PD Officer Taylor Ecqui …
Ex-Girlfriend Arrested After Man Found Shot Dead In Driver's Seat On CT Road: Police Ex-Girlfriend Arrested After Man Found Shot Dead In Driver's Seat On CT Road: Police
Ex-Girlfriend Arrested After Man Found Shot Dead In Driver's Seat On CT Road: Police Months after a 35-year-old man was found shot dead in the driver's seat of a car on Route 7 in Norwalk, his ex-girlfriend has been accused of helping to kill him, police said. Liliana Mejia, age 24, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 4, and charged in connection to the death of 35-year-old John Gavilanes of Norwalk, state police announced.  Earlier Report: 35-Year-Old Found Dead In Driver's Seat Of Car On Route 7 In Norwalk According to state police, Gavilanes was found dead on Saturday, Feb. 4 around 3:20 a.m., when troopers were notified of a motor vehicle wreck on&…
CT Woman, 25, Killed In Wrong-Way Driver Crash, Witnesses Sought CT Woman, 25, Killed In Wrong-Way Driver Crash, Witnesses Sought
CT Woman, 25, Killed In Wrong-Way Driver Crash, Witnesses Sought Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal wrong-way driver crash on Route 7 in Fairfield County that killed a 25-year-old woman. The collision took place in Fairfield County in Danbury around 1:55 a.m., Sunday in the southbound lane of the highway just north of Exit 7. According to state police, Danielle Dempsey, of Danbury, was driving a 2005 Honda Accord southbound on Route 7 when a 2018 Dodge Challenger driving in the wrong direction on the highway struck her vehicle head-on. Dempsey was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Challenger was identified as Charl…
35-Year-Old Found Dead In Driver's Seat Of Car On CT Roadway 35-Year-Old Found Dead In Driver's Seat Of Car On CT Roadway
35-Year-Old Found Dead In Driver's Seat Of Car On CT Roadway Police have launched a homicide investigation after it was determined a man found dead in the driver's seat of a car in Fairfield County did not die as a result of an accident. On Saturday, Feb. 4 at approximately 3:20 a.m., Connecticut State Police troopers assigned to Troop G in Bridgeport responded to a report of one-car crash on Route 7 northbound in the area of Exit 2 in Norwalk. Upon arrival, troopers located an individual in the driver’s seat of the vehicle who was pronounced dead at the scene.  From the evidence on the scene, it was determined this was not a mot…
Historic Litchfield County Bridge Reopens After Sustaining Severe Damage Historic Litchfield County Bridge Reopens After Sustaining Severe Damage
Historic Litchfield County Bridge Reopens After Sustaining Severe Damage One of the last covered bridges in Connecticut has reopened to traffic after suffering severe damage when a person towed a backhoe through it.  Earlier Report - One Of Last Covered Bridges In CT Severely Damaged By Backhoe The West Cornwall Covered Bridge in Litchfield County, located in West Cornwall by the intersection of Route 128 and Route 7, reopened to traffic on Tuesday, Jan. 17, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation.  The bridge was originally closed on Friday afternoon, Dec. 23, when someone towed a backhoe through the structure, severely damaging several wood…
44-Year-Old Killed After SUV Crashes On CT Roadway 44-Year-Old Killed After SUV Crashes On CT Roadway
44-Year-Old Killed After SUV Crashes On CT Roadway A local man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on a busy roadway in Fairfield County. It happened around 3:40 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23 in Norwalk. That's when the vehicle, a 2013 Toyota Highlander, was traveling southbound on Route 7 on the left of two lanes near Exit 3, when, for an unknown reason, it veered off the roadway into the right shoulder, then struck the metal beam guardrail and spun out on the grassy shoulder, Connecticut State Police said. The driver, identified as 44-year-old Monehm Pierre, was transported to Norwalk Hospital where he was pron…
CT 24-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Into Concrete Pillar, Police Say CT 24-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Into Concrete Pillar, Police Say
CT 24-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Into Concrete Pillar, Police Say A 24-year-old Connecticut man was killed after crashing his Kia Forte into a concrete pillar in Fairfield County. Litchfield County resident Caleb Anderson, of New Milford, was killed around 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14, in North Brookfield. According to state police, Anderson lost control of his vehicle on Route 7 for an unknown reason and drove into the median, and struck the Junction Road overpass concrete support pillar.  Anderson was transported to Danbury Hospital where he died from his injuries, state police said. This case remains under investigation.  Anyone who may …
Worker Killed After Truck Crash In CT Worker Killed After Truck Crash In CT
Worker Killed After Truck Crash In CT An investigation is underway after a landscaping truck fatally struck a company employee in Fairfield County over the weekend. Police responded to the crash in Wilton at 77 Danbury Road (Route 7) at about 10:40 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, according to the Wilton Police Department. The Wilton Fire Department and Wilton EMS also responded to the scene. Authorities found that the truck had run over an employee of the landscaping company, and the employee was trapped under the truck. Wilton Fire moved the truck enough to extricate the man, identified as Adolfo Guitierrez Sanchez, of Norwalk, a…
Blaring Horn, Crash, Leads To CT Man's Arrest For DUI, Police Say Blaring Horn, Crash, Leads To CT Man's Arrest For DUI, Police Say
Blaring Horn, Crash, Leads To CT Man's Arrest For DUI, Police Say A blaring car horn and then a crash led to the arrest of a Fairfield County man for allegedly driving while under the influence. The incident took place on Friday, July 16, when a Wilton Police officer heard a car horn while he was in the parking lot of Cricket Lane across from Town Hall which made him look toward Route 7. He saw a pickup truck southbound quickly change lanes from the left to the right lane, cutting through traffic, then heard it and saw it accelerating in the right lane closing in very fast on an SUV which was slowing with its right turn signal activated, said Wi…
New Images Show Paths Of Tornadoes That Touched Down In CT, NY New Images Show Paths Of Tornadoes That Touched Down In CT, NY
New Images Show Paths Of Tornadoes That Touched Down In CT, NY Two maps show the path of two tornadoes that briefly touched down in the region as a severe storm system swept through on Wednesday afternoon, April 21 The first tornado touched down in New York's Hudson Valley, in Amenia in Dutchess County, at 2:49 p.m., just south of the village, and moved north northeast into the village, said officials with the National Weather Service. The tornado started near the intersection of Powder House Road and Ohandley Drive and caused sporadic damage along its path length, the weather service found during an inspection of damage on Thursday, April 22. One ho…
CT Man Arrested For DUI After Spotted Swerving All Over Roadway, Police Say CT Man Arrested For DUI After Spotted Swerving All Over Roadway, Police Say
CT Man Arrested For DUI After Spotted Swerving All Over Roadway, Police Say A man was arrested for DUI after police received calls of a vehicle swerving all over a busy roadway in Fairfield County. Luis Galarza, age 47, of Danbury, was arrested on Saturday, March 6, after the Wilton Police Department said it received 911 calls reporting a black 2013 Ford Mustang swerving all over the roadway on Danbury Road (Route 7). When Wilton police located the vehicle they arrested Galarza after he was unable to perform field sobriety testing to standard, Wilton PD Lieutenant Gregg Phillipson said. A later blood-alcohol breath test showed that Galarza was driving at more than…
Truck Driver Injured After Vehicle Bursts Into Flames At Shopping Complex Truck Driver Injured After Vehicle Bursts Into Flames At Shopping Complex
Truck Driver Injured After Vehicle Bursts Into Flames At Shopping Complex A service truck driver was injured after his vehicle burst into flames at a busy shopping complex in Fairfield County. It happened just before 9 a.m. Saturday, March 6 at 590 Danbury Road (Route 35) in Ridgefield, just off the intersection to Route 7.  Ridgefield Professional Firefighters and Ridgefield Volunteer Fire Department arrived on the scene and quickly extinguished the blaze. Ridgefield Fire Police assisted with traffic control.  The vehicle operator was transported to the hospital with what police describe as minor injuries.  The Ridgefield Fire Marshall responde…
ID Released For 20-Year-Old From Waterbury Killed In Head-On Crash ID Released For 20-Year-Old From Waterbury Killed In Head-On Crash
ID Released For 20-Year-Old From Waterbury Killed In Head-On Crash A 20-year-old man has been identified as the victim of a fatal two-vehicle crash in Fairfield County on Route 7. The crash took place around 4:02 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 14, on Route 7 near Stonehenge Road in Ridgefield. The two vehicles collided head-on, and both drivers needed to be extricated from their vehicles, said Ridgefield Police Captain Shawn Platt. Jose Miguel Guillen-Hernandez, of Waterbury, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, Platt said. The driver of the second vehicle, Karol Mora, age 44, of Ridgefield, was transported to Danbury Hospital for an evalu…