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CT Oil Tank Driver Nabbed For DUI At Six Times Legal Limit, Police Say
A Connecticut oil tanker driver was nabbed allegedly driving high on alcohol or drugs at six times the legal limit while hauling more than 2,000 gallons of fuel oil.
New London County resident Joshua William Blanchette, age 35, of Libson, was charged on Wednesday, July 5 after receiving a call from his employer that he was driving drunk, said the Connecticut State Police.
When troopers arrived where the employer had stopped the tanker truck in the area of 220 Old Hebron Road in Colchester, they ran Blanchette through field sobriety tests, which he failed, and determined that he was un…
CT Man High On Drugs Charged In Death Of Tow Truck Driver Helping Woman, Police Say
A Connecticut man who was allegedly high on heroin has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a tow truck driver who had stopped to help a woman change a tire on a busy highway.
The hit-and-run crash took place in New Haven County around 6:20 p.m., Saturday, May 21, 2022, near Exit 10 in North Haven.
State police said the driver, identified as Middlesex County resident Luis Resto, age 55, of Cromwell, ended up crashing his red Nissan Rouge a short distance down I-91.
According to an investigation, the tow truck driver, Tolland County resident Christopher Russell, age 39, of El…
New Update: Math Coach Who Allegedly Used Chokehold On Student In Norwalk Resigns
A math coach who allegedly used a chokehold on an elementary student until they were unconscious in Fairfield County has resigned from her job.
The incident took place in Norwalk on Friday, Feb. 24 at Brookside Elementary School.
Following an investigation, Stefanie Sanabria, age 50, of Danbury, was arrested on a warrant at her home, said Deputy Chief Terrence Blake, of the Norwalk Police.
She resigned from the school on the same day, said Emily Morgan, spokeswoman for the Norwalk School District.
Earlier report: Math Coach Chokes Student Unconscious At Norwalk School, Police Say
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Math Coach Chokes Student Unconscious At Norwalk School, Police Say
A math coach at a Connecticut school has been charged with strangulation after allegedly using a chokehold on an elementary student in Fairfield County until the child became unconscious.
The incident took place in Norwalk on Friday, Feb. 24 at Brookside Elementary School.
Following an investigation, Stefanie Sanabria, age 50, of Danbury, was arrested on a warrant on Friday, March 3 at her home, said Deputy Chief Terrence Blake, of the Norwalk Police.
According to Blake, On Feb. 24, the department was contacted by Norwalk Public Schools regarding an incident in which a staff member ha…