Mile Hill DUI

Police said they saw motorist Nancy J. Francesco, 45, of 68 Riverside Road driving erratically eastward on Mile Hill Road about 1 am July 3, after which they stopped her, investigated and charged her with driving under the influence and failure to drive to the right.

After processing the case, police released Francesco on a $100 bond for a July 17 appearance in Danbury Superior Court.

Car Into Tree

Motorist Stephen D. Castlehano, 19, of Jupiter, Fla., was driving a Nissan 300-Z sports car southward on Hanover Road, in the area north of Silver City Road, when he lost control of the auto, veered to the right, and struck a tree about 12:40 am July 1, police said.

The Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps transported him to Danbury Hospital for treatment of injuries. Police issued Castlehano an infraction ticket for making a restricted turn.

Rear-Ender

Motorist Tyler Wright, 25, of 2 Taunton Lane, who was driving a 1998 Ford Explorer northward on South Main Street, was stopped at a red traffic signal at South Main Street’s intersection with Mile Hill Road at about 9 am July 2, when Wright’s foot slipped off the brake pedal and the Ford rolled forward into a stopped 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier driven by Norma Tetyanechko, 25, of Bridgeport, police said. There were no injuries. Police issued Wright a written warning for following too closely.

Hattertown Collision

Trucker Daniel Merusi, 21, of Katonah, N.Y., was driving a 1991 International dump truck southward near 192 Hattertown Road about 10:20 am July 2, when he stopped and attempted to back up into a driveway, police said.

 In making the maneuver, the truck collided with the front end of a southward 1997 Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by Miguel Barreira, 32, of Stratford, police said. There were no injuries.

Police issued Merusi an infraction ticket for unsafe backing. Police issued both drivers written warnings for failure to carry automotive insurance identification cards.

Moving Violations

While on patrol about 11 pm July 2 on Mt Pleasant Road, near The Old Road, police noticed that an auto driven by Glenda M. Armstrong, 48, of Danbury carried an outdated marker plate.

Police stopped Armstrong and investigated, charging her with failure to display a reflectorized marker plate, driving under suspension, driving an unregistered vehicle, and driving without automotive insurance.

Police released Armstrong on a promise to appear August 5 in Danbury Superior Court.