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Meadowbrook Road
Police said they stopped motorist Richard Williams, 54, of New Fairfield for driving too fast near 20 Meadowbrook Road at about 9:42 am on April 24.
After investigating, police said they charged Williams with traveling too fast and with driving with a suspended license.
Police released Williams on $100 bail for a May 9 appearance in Danbury Superior Court.
Evading Responsibility
Police learned at about 5:14 pm on April 24, that a vehicular collision had occurred in the parking lot of The Shops at Newtown at 5 Queen Street in which an unknown driver struck a parked vehicle and then left the scene without reporting the collision.
An unspecified vehicle was parked in the lot near Caraluzziâs supermarket when it was struck by a silver-gray camper-style van, police said. The vanâs windows had shades/blinds on them. The van had a blue pinstripe running the length of the vehicle.
Police ask anyone with information on the incident to contact them at the police station at 203-426-5841.
Tower Road
Police report that a one-vehicle accident occurred near 5 Tower Road near the Newtown-Brookfield border at about 12:27 pm on April 24.
Police said that motorist William Thornhill, 64, of Brookfield was driving a 1997 Mercedes-Benz S-240 sedan northward on Tower Road, when he crossed the southbound lane and then went off the southbound road shoulder, striking a utility pole.
Thornhill was transported to Danbury Hospital, police said. Police said they issued him a written warning for making a restricted turn.
South Main Crash
Motorist Andy Martinez, 39, of Bridgeport, who was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Astro van southward near 98 South Main Street at about 5:05 pm on April 24, stopped for traffic conditions and was struck from behind by a southbound 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan driven by V.M. Shah, 62, of Trumbull, police said.
Martinez was transported to Danbury Hospital to be checked for neck pain, police said. Shah reported hand pain but refused hospital transport, police said.
Shah received an infraction for failure to drive a reasonable distance apart, police said.