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New Haven Man Charged In Deadly Hit-Run Crash
Almost a year after a hit-and-run driver killed a Connecticut motorist, the man allegedly responsible for the crime has been charged.
Dajon Marques Morris, age 20, of New Haven, was arrested on Tuesday, April 2, for the Wednesday, June 7, 2023, crime that killed a 42-year-old New Haven man.
On the day of the crash, Officer Christian Bruckhartd of the New Haven Police said officers responded to the intersection of Haven Street and Clay Street on the report of a car striking a motorcycle.
The car involved in the crash was described as a green-colored Honda Accord that fled the scene im…
DUI Crash: CT Woman Charged After Hitting I-95 Traffic Cones, Police Say
A local woman has been accused of driving under the influence after police say she crashed into cones on a stretch of northbound I-95 in Connecticut.
The incident happened around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, June 4 in the town of Fairfield.
The right lane was closed near Exit 22 due to an earlier crash, Connecticut State Police said,
The woman, Allison Michelle Soto, age 22, of Trumbull, was stopped after troopers say she hit the cones after failing to move over.
Field sobriety tests were administered after the troopers observed glossy, bloodshot eyes, said police.
She was charged with:
Oper…
Teen Nabbed With Crack Cocaine, Firearm After Motor-Vehicle Stop On CT Roadway, Police Say
A 19-year-old Connecticut man was nabbed with alleged crack cocaine and a firearm during a traffic stop.
The incident took place in Hartford on Barker St., on Thursday, Nov. 17.
Detectives from the Connecticut State Police and the Hartford Police Department were conducting a narcotics interdiction operation in the Hartford area when Jonas Efer Deaza-Escobar, of Hartford, was stopped for multiple traffic violations, said the state police.
During the stop, narcotics detection K-9's alerted on narcotics. Detectives seized 11 grams of crack cocaine, a firearm, and a digital scale, state police…
