Video Shows Intoxicated Driver 'Intentionally' Going Wrong Way On East Hartford Highway: Cops Video Shows Intoxicated Driver 'Intentionally' Going Wrong Way On East Hartford Highway: Cops
Video Shows Intoxicated Driver 'Intentionally' Going Wrong Way On East Hartford Highway: Cops A Connecticut man told police he "intentionally" drove the wrong way on a highway after smoking marijuana earlier this week, authorities said.  Joshua Halla, 26, of Wethersfield, was arrested Wednesday, March 5, around 8:30 p.m. after troopers stopped him on Route 15 in East Hartford, State Police said.  Multiple people called 911 after Halla's SUV got onto Route 15 driving south in the northbound lanes. A trooper raced to the scene, blocked his path, and forced the driver onto the shoulder before anyone was hurt.  Daily Voice When police got him out of the vehicle, Halla…
Maryland Man Had Cocaine On Face, Children In Car During Stafford Stop, Sheriff Says Maryland Man Had Cocaine On Face, Children In Car During Stafford Stop, Sheriff Says
Maryland Man Had Cocaine On Face, Children In Car During Stafford Stop, Sheriff Says A Maryland man was found slumped behind the wheel with cocaine on his nose and lip, while two children sat in the car, according to authorities. Deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office responded at approximately 9:36 p.m. on Sunday, March 2, to a call about an unresponsive driver with children in the vehicle near Town Center Boulevard, officials said. Deputies located the vehicle near Richmond Highway and Coachman Circle and attempted a traffic stop after the driver committed a lane violation. When the deputy approached the car, the driver—Bowie resident Aaron Clark, 42—showed c…
Groton Lawmaker Aundre Bumgardner Charged With DUI: Reports Groton Lawmaker Aundre Bumgardner Charged With DUI: Reports
Groton Lawmaker Aundre Bumgardner Charged With DUI: Reports Connecticut State Rep. Aundré Bumgardner has been arrested for driving under the influence, multiple news outlets report. According to WFSB, police stopped the 30-year-old Democrat on Gold Star Highway at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 2. Bumgardner said he was trying to get his intoxicated wife home after hitting something on the highway, then failed three sobriety tests.  Bumgardner reportedly blew 1.822% and 1.722%, both more than twice the legal limit of .08%, the outlet says. Bodycam footage obtained by CT Insider shows Bumgardner failing field sobriety tests. Daily Voice has reached …
Drunk Driver Barricades Himself, Teen Returns Home Intoxicated In Stafford, Sheriff Says Drunk Driver Barricades Himself, Teen Returns Home Intoxicated In Stafford, Sheriff Says
Drunk Driver Barricades Himself, Teen Returns Home Intoxicated In Stafford, Sheriff Says A Stafford teen picked the worst possible moment to come home after a night out—right in the middle of an active police barricade following a high-speed chase involving a suspected drunk driver, authorities said. The bizarre series of events began around 10:55 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, when a deputy spotted an SUV speeding at more than 85 mph along Richmond Highway near Courage Lane, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The driver, Justin Davis, 42, refused to stop and led deputies on a pursuit onto Telegraph Road before eventually halting at Grassland Court. However, Davis wa…
Woman Dies Days After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Edgewater: Police Woman Dies Days After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Edgewater: Police
Woman Dies Days After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Edgewater: Police A 74-year-old woman who was airlifted to a Maryland trauma center with critical injuries after a suspected repeat DUI driver crashed into the truck she was riding in has died later, authorities announced. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, police in Anne Arundel County say Edgewater resident Joseph Henry Illig Jr., 63, was involved in a crash on Mitchells Chance Road near Hamlet Club Drive. Investigators say a 2020 Chevrolet pickup truck crossed the center of the roadway and struck a 2015 Ford pickup traveling in the opposite direction. Mary Elizabeth Cox, 74, a passenger of the For…
DUI Spotsy Driver Slams Pole After 'A Few Shots' At Party, Stafford Sheriff Says DUI Spotsy Driver Slams Pole After 'A Few Shots' At Party, Stafford Sheriff Says
DUI Spotsy Driver Slams Pole After 'A Few Shots' At Party, Stafford Sheriff Says A Spotsylvania man's late-night ride ended in disaster after taking out two mailboxes and slamming into a telephone pole while allegedly driving under the influence, authorities said. The chaotic crash happened around 11:25 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, when 33-year-old Bryant Smith lost control of his vehicle in the 300 block of Warrenton Road, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the scene and spoke with witnesses who described the Chrysler driver as speeding and weaving between lanes before veering off the road. The out-of-control vehicle struck two mail…
Spotsy Driver Hits 100+ MPH During I-95 Pursuit In Stafford County, Sheriff Says Spotsy Driver Hits 100+ MPH During I-95 Pursuit In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
Spotsy Driver Hits 100+ MPH During I-95 Pursuit In Stafford County, Sheriff Says A drunk driver’s high-speed getaway on I-95 ended with a bite—literally—after a Stafford County Sheriff’s Office K-9 took him down following a dangerous pursuit, authorities said. Mike Lazo, 20, of Spotsylvania, was arrested in the early hours of Sunday, Feb. 23, after leading deputies on a reckless chase that reached speeds over 100 mph and ended with K-9 Titan sinking his teeth into the suspect’s arm, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. The drama began around 2:15 a.m. when deputies were alerted to a reckless, intoxicated driver leaving a disturbance in North Stafford. The…
Drunk Driver With Child In Car Found Asleep Behind Wheel in Reading, Crashes Into Curb: Police Drunk Driver With Child In Car Found Asleep Behind Wheel in Reading, Crashes Into Curb: Police
Drunk Driver With Child In Car Found Asleep Behind Wheel in Reading, Crashes Into Curb: Police A 41-year-old Massachusetts woman was intoxicated with a child in the car when police found her asleep behind the wheel on the wrong side of the road, authorities said. Noelle Tarrant, 41, of Jamaica Plain, was arrested and charged with multiple offenses when police spotted her car just before 2 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, according to Reading police. Police saw her Mazda on Main Street in Reading facing the wrong direction, with a child in the backseat and the car still running. When officers tried to rouse Tarrant, she woke and drove toward Jacobs Way and Augustus Court. She crashed into a…
Caregiver Killed In Head-On Crash With Suspended Driver In Frederick 'Had Heart Full Of Love' Caregiver Killed In Head-On Crash With Suspended Driver In Frederick 'Had Heart Full Of Love'
Caregiver Killed In Head-On Crash With Suspended Driver In Frederick 'Had Heart Full Of Love' A Frederick woman who died after being struck by a speeding driver with a suspended license is being remembered by family and friends for her kindness and dedication to caring for others. Caitlynn Nicole James, 31, was driving home from work on Saturday, Feb. 15, when a head-on crash on Buckeystown Pike took her life, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said. The crash happened around 6:40 p.m. near Adamstown Road when James Henry Walker, 43, of Dickerson, who was driving on a suspended license, veered into oncoming traffic.  Investigators say Walker was speeding and failed to stay …
Alleged DUI Mom In Halloween Costume Insists On Leaving Edgewater Crash To Get Kids (VIDEO) Alleged DUI Mom In Halloween Costume Insists On Leaving Edgewater Crash To Get Kids (VIDEO)
Alleged DUI Mom In Halloween Costume Insists On Leaving Edgewater Crash To Get Kids (Video) A New York mother dressed in a skeleton Halloween bodysuit crashed her car in Edgewater while allegedly intoxicated, then insisted she had to pick up her kids from school before being rushed to the hospital with internal bleeding, according to police papers and newly released bodycam footage. Ashley Alvarez, 30, of the Bronx, was found slumped over the wheel of her blue 2009 Nissan Altima, bloodied and dazed, after the vehicle collided head-on with a large rock along Route 5 near Undercliff Road on the afternoon of Oct. 31, 2024, according to police paperwork and bodycam footage published by…
Repeat Englewood Offender Arrested For DUI After Sending Car Into Teaneck Tree: Police Repeat Englewood Offender Arrested For DUI After Sending Car Into Teaneck Tree: Police
Repeat Englewood Offender Arrested For DUI After Sending Car Into Teaneck Tree: Police An Englewood man with a history of arrests was taken into custody again this weekend after crashing his car into a tree in Teaneck while driving under the influence, police said. Court records show that Shawne Wolfe, the driver arrested in the incident on Sunday, Feb. 16, has nine pages of offenses including burglary, DUIs, assault, and more, dating back to 2005 (scroll down for more on Wolfe's history). Officers responded to the intersection of Englewood Avenue and Spruce Street at 2:09 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, after receiving multiple 911 calls about a single-car crash, Teaneck Police Chief …
Drunk Driver Crashes On I-395 While Trying To Run From Police In Killingly: Troopers Drunk Driver Crashes On I-395 While Trying To Run From Police In Killingly: Troopers
Drunk Driver Crashes On I-395 While Trying To Run From Police In Killingly: Troopers An intoxicated 20-year-old Massachusetts man led Connecticut police on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash on I-395, authorities said. Victor Lagutowski, 20, was arrested early Thursday, Feb. 13, after crashing his car into a guardrail on I-395 in Killingly, Connecticut, State Police said. The chase started in Webster, where local officers said they spotted Lagutowski driving recklessly in a parking lot around 2 a.m. When they attempted to stop him, he sped away, State Police said. Webster officers lost sight of the car but later found it wrecked in Connecticut, where it had destroyed…