Moving Violations

Police report that at about 9 pm on April 29, they were using a computerized “license plate reader” device on the Exit 11 off-ramp of Interstate 84 to check passing vehicles for any pending vehicular violations which are keyed to their license plate numbers.

Among the vehicles that passed the device were a 2000 Chevrolet Malibu sedan whose license plate number indicated that there was pending violation, police said.

Police said that they then stopped that vehicle on Toddy Hill Road, near its intersection with Turkey Roost Road, to check the violation. Police said they charged motorist Eugene Casivant, 36, of Southbury with driving a vehicle with a suspended registration and with driving with a suspended license.

Police released Casivant on $100 bail for a May 14 appearance in Danbury Superior Court.

Subaru Off Road

Police report that motorist Maryann McDonough, 52, of 15 North Ridge Drive was driving a 2013 Subaru Impreza station wagon westward on Barnabas Road about 8:24 pm on April 28, when she lost control of the auto and it went off the left side of the road, striking a stop sign at a retail center at 23 Barnabas Road. The auto then entered a stormwater drainage basin, police said.

There were no injuries. Police said they issued McDonough an infraction for making a restricted turn. (A photo of this accident appeared in the April 16-28 Police Reports).

Three Vehicle Chain Reaction

A three-vehicle chain-reaction accident occurred on southbound South Main Street, near its intersection with Swamp Road, about 4 pm on April 24.

Police said motorist Andrew McCauley, 20, of Monroe, who was driving a 1989 Mercedes-Benz 190 sedan, stopped for traffic conditions, and motorist Georgette Geotsi, 50, of Bridgeport, who was driving a 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-300 W-4 sedan, was in the process of stopping behind McCauley, when motorist Lillie Crosby, 80, of Monroe, who was driving a 2008 Toyota Corolla sedan, struck the rear end of the 2008 Mercedes, pushing it into the rear end of the 1989 Mercedes.

Crosby reported pain and was checked by Monroe volunteer ambulance staffers, police said. Crosby received an infraction for failure to drive a reasonable distance apart, police said.

Arrest Warrant

Police said that on the morning of April 30, they served a warrant against Zachary Ranslow, 26, of New Milford at Danbury Superior Court, charging him with third-degree burglary, sixth-degree larceny, and third-degree criminal mischief in connection with an incident last October 27.

Ranslow was arraigned on the charges that day. He did not plead to the charges. He is scheduled to return to court on May 14.

Ranslow has many criminal cases pending in two court jurisdictions. He was being held a prisoner on May 5 in the New Haven Correctional Center on $276,500 bail.

Multiple Charges, Arrest Warrant

Newtown police learned that Danbury police late on the night of May 1 had stopped motorist Jamaal Fewell, 34, of Danbury, for whom Newtown police held a warrant, so Newtown police transported Fewell to Newtown.

Fewell was charged with evading responsibility, making a restricted turn, and second-degree making a false statement in connection with a motor vehicle accident last October 31, police said.

Fewell was released on $100 bail for a May 19 appearance in Danbury Superior Court, police said.

Highway Crash

State police report an accident involving a large truck and a SUV about 5:30 am on April 27 on eastbound Interstate 84, about 1,000 feet west of Exit 11.

Motorist M. Donald Fossie-Tchatchoua, 25, who was driving a 2006 Toyota RAV-4 SUV, struck some guardcabling and then struck the trailer of a 2014 Freightliner tractor-trailer truck driven by Troy Horton, 44, of Upton, N.Y., state police said.

There were no injuries. Fossie-Tchatchoua failed to maintain the travel lane and was driving without a license, state police said.

Drug Charge

State police report that after they stopped motorist Derek Grant, 23, of Hamden at the Exit 10 interchange of westbound Interstate 84 at about 7 pm on April 27, they investigated and charged him with possession of narcotics.

Grant was released on $2,500 bail for a May 11 arraignment in Danbury Superior Court, state police said.

SUV vs Tractor-Trailer

State police report a two-vehicle accident about 2:03 pm on May 6 on westbound Interstate 84, just west of the Exit 9 on-ramp.

State police said motorist Ariadine Goncalves, 28, of Danbury, who was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV in the right lane of two lanes, swerved to avoid a stopped vehicle, but then entered the median, after which the SUV reentered the highway, colliding with a 2007 International tractor-trailer truck driven in the left lane by Jonathan Batson, 44, of Cheyenne, Wyo.

Goncalves and Chevrolet passenger John Lewis, 28, of Mahopac, N.Y., were transported to Danbury Hospital by Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps for treatment of minor injuries, state police said.

Hawleyville and Hook & Ladder volunteer firefighters were dispatched to the accident. State police said they issued Goncalves an infraction for failure to drive in the established lane.

The accident caused travel delays on the highway, as both damaged vehicles needed to be towed away.