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William Stonier, of Ledyard, is charged with driving under the influence and illegal possession of a firearm while intoxicated, Connecticut State Police said.
Investigators said Stonier's Dodge Ram went off of the right side of River Road in Lisbon and crashed into a pedestrian around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12. The red pick-up hit a guardrail and kept going until it crashed into a telephone police, authorities continued.
The pedestrian died of his wounds. Police have not released his name.
Authorities were holding Stonier on a $75,000 bail, police said.
The crash is under investigation, and authorities ask anyone with information about it to contact Trooper Timothy Wengloski at 860-848-6500 ext.5 or timothy.wengloski@ct.gov.
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