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CT Woman Charged With DUI After Hitting Car At Restaurant, Fleeing
A 33-year-old Connecticut woman has been charged with alleged DUI and other crimes, including fighting with police, after she struck another vehicle and fled the scene.
New Haven County resident Uniese Rivera, age 33, of Milford, was charged on Sunday, July 7 in Milford.
According to Milford Police, an officer spotted a vehicle driving erratically on Bridgeport Avenue and stopped the car.
The driver, identified as Rivera, was found to be intoxicated, the department said. Around the same time, dispatch received a call that the same vehicle had struck another vehicle in the Pi…
CT Man Who Hit State Police Car Caught, Charged, Police Say
A man who allegedly hit a Connecticut State Police car and drove off has been located and charged, authorities said.
The Middlesex County incident occurred in Middletown on Friday, May 3.
At approximately 8:30 a.m., a Connecticut State Police (CSP) car was traveling north in the leftmost lane of Route 9, near Exit 21, when the vehicle had to slow down due to a prior accident on the roadway.
James Paternostro, age 30, who was driving behind the police car on the expressway, attempted to change lanes while the cop car was slowing down; while changing lanes, he allegedly struck the CSP car…
Bridgeport Man Charged After 4-Hour Crime Spree Robbing Multiple Women, Sexually Assaulting 1
A Fairfield County man has been charged after allegedly attacking and robbing multiple women over four hours.
Cecil Mills, age 35, of Bridgeport, was arrested around 11:30 a.m., on Saturday, Feb. 24 after a vehicle pursuit, crash, and foot chase that ended near the intersection of North Avenue and Madison Avenue.
According to Det. Detective Jeffrey Holtz of the Bridgeport Police, the victims all report being followed by what turned out to be a stolen Toyota Camry, before being robbed and assaulted.
Mills was charged with sexually assaulting one of the three women he allegedly robbed.…
Norwalk Man Nabbed For Leaving Scene Of Darien Crash, Police Say
A Fairfield County man has been charged with evading responsibility after he allegedly left the scene of a crash.
Richard Bliss, age 46, of Norwalk, was charged on Thursday, Nov. 30 after turning himself in to Darien Police on a warrant, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police.
According to Skoumbros, Bliss allegedly struck a car from behind, got out of his vehicle, and asked if the woman was okay in the car he struck in the area of Ledge Road and Noroton Avenue, then drove away.
The victim took a photo of the license plate and provided it to Darien Police.
Following his a…
CT Man Accused Of Striking 4 Pedestrians With SUV, Killing 2 In Hit-Run Crash
A 34-year-old man is facing charges after police said he struck four pedestrians with an SUV, killing two people in Connecticut last year.
Hartford County resident Shawn Wright, of Windsor, was arrested at about 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, Connecticut State Police reported.
He was charged with evading responsibility - resulting in death and interfering with an officer, State Police said.
Troopers responded to I-91 northbound in Wethersfield near Exit 27 at about 4 a.m. on Sept. 19, 2021, to investigate a crash, authorities said.
Police said troopers determined that four pe…
Drunk Danbury Driver Crashes Into Utility Pole In New Canaan, Police Say
A 38-year-old man was arrested for alleged DUI after crashing into a utility pole and then fleeing the scene, police said.
Edgar Javier Tenesaca, of Danbury, was arrested around 7:51 p.m., on Saturday, June 13, in Fairfield County after police responded to a report of the crash, said Lt. Jason Ferraro of the New Canaan Police.
According to Ferraro, when police arrived on the scene at Weeburn Road and Comstock Hill Road, the found a utility pole had been hit, but the vehicle had fled.
Officers located the vehicle with Tenesaca inside just over the town line in Norwalk, he said.
Police…
Teen Involved In Wilton Hit-Run Crash Reversed, Hit Driver On Purpose, Police Say
An area teen who allegedly hit the back of a vehicle is said to have backed-up and struck the driver when he got out of his vehicle to confront him.
The incident took place in Fairfield County around 5:52 p.m., Saturday, May 16 on Drum Hill Road in Wilton, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk.
According to Kluk, the driver of a 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling north on Drum Hill Road when the teen, driving a 2010 Acura RDX at a high rate of speed, lightly struck the rear of the Tahoe.
When the driver of the Tahoe, Jason Lord, 42, of Wilton, got out of his vehicle to talk to the teen, the 1…