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Intoxicated Driver With Child In Car Nearly Crashes On CT Highway: Police Intoxicated Driver With Child In Car Nearly Crashes On CT Highway: Police
Intoxicated Driver With Child In Car Nearly Crashes On CT Highway: Police Connecticut State Police arrested a 37-year-old woman after authorities said she was driving while intoxicated with a child in her SUV and nearly hit multiple vehicles and a guardrail over the weekend. Javglad Garcia, of Providence, Rhode Island, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 17, and charged with driving under the influence, risk of injury to a child, and second-degree reckless endangerment, Connecticut State Police said. Troopers received several 911 calls about a Nissan Rogue driving east on Route 2 in East Hartford that was "all over the road," police said. Garcia allegedly nearly hit mul…

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by Josh Lanier
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Father Of 2 Killed; Middlefield Driver Accused Of Hitting Him Faces New Charges Father Of 2 Killed; Middlefield Driver Accused Of Hitting Him Faces New Charges
Father Of 2 Killed; Middlefield Driver Accused Of Hitting Him Faces New Charges Police have added new charges to a Connecticut man accused of a crash last year that killed a father of young twin daughters, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 16.  Middlesex County resident Angel Caraballo, age 43, of Middlefield, was charged last week with second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle, second-degree reckless endangerment, and reckless driving linked to the Sept. 22, 2023, crash, Connecticut State Police said.  Caraballo is accused of crashing his Ford F-550 truck into Victor Ryan Forbes, who was riding a motorcycle on I-95 near Exit 39A in Milford, author…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Westport Man Charged With OUI With Children In Car After Crash, Police Say Westport Man Charged With OUI With Children In Car After Crash, Police Say
Westport Man Charged With OUI With Children In Car After Crash, Police Say A Fairfield County man is facing a host of charges, including operating under the influence, following a crash with his children in the car in which he had to be revived with Narcan, police say. The incident occurred on I-95 in Westport on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Alexander Gomez, age 33, of Westport, was charged on Thursday, April 11, by Connecticut State Police following an investigation. According to the arrest report, a state police officer was patrolling I-95 in Westport when he saw a grey Infiniti travel across all three travel lanes into the grassy area of the Exit 18 gore area. The…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Contractor Charged In Connection To Fatal Trench Collapse At Site In Westchester: DA Contractor Charged In Connection To Fatal Trench Collapse At Site In Westchester: DA
Contractor Charged In Connection To Fatal Trench Collapse At Site In Westchester: DA A Connecticut contractor has been criminally charged in connection to a trench collapse at a construction site in New York that killed a 46-year-old man, officials announced. Fairfield County resident Michael Conway of Bethel, age 59, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on criminal charges in connection to the fatal collapse, which happened in Mamaroneck in May 2021 and killed Stamford resident Jose Vega, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Feb. 26.  Earlier Report - Worker Dies After Being Trapped In Trench In Westchester Conway is the di…

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by Ben Crnic
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Road Rage: Woman Claims To Be Cop In Confrontation On CT Highway, Police Say Road Rage: Woman Claims To Be Cop In Confrontation On CT Highway, Police Say
Road Rage: Woman Claims To Be Cop In Confrontation On CT Highway, Police Say A New York woman was taken into custody in connection with a confrontation on a busy Connecticut road during which she claimed to be a police officer, authorities said.  Westchester County resident Kimberly Nelson of New Rochelle, age 25, turned herself in to Connecticut State Police on Tuesday, Feb. 20 in connection with an incident that happened in March 2023, State Police announced on Thursday, Feb. 22.  According to police, on March 23, 2023, troopers received a call from a complainant who reported an incident on Interstate 691 East in the area of Exit 10 in the New Haven…

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by Ben Crnic