DUI Charge

Police said they received a report concerning a motorist who was allegedly driving erratically on Queen Street about 1:39 pm October 27, so they went to the area.

Police said they found and stopped the vehicle in question at 6 Queen Street to investigate the matter.

Police said they charged motorist Joycelyn Kowats, 42, of 9 Swamp Road with driving under the influence, evading responsibility, driving with a suspended license, driving without automotive insurance, and driving without a front marker plate.

Police said the evading responsibility charge stems from Kowats having been involved in a minor accident with a stationary object in the commercial parking lot at 6 Queen Street.

After processing, police released Kowats on $100 bail for a November 12 court appearance.

Intersection Accident

A two-vehicle accident occurred at the hazardous intersection of  Berkshire Road and Wasserman Way about 8:06 am October 23.

Motorist Terry Gottlieb, 50, of 84 Great Ring Road, who was driving a 2007 Toyota RAV-4 SUV, was waiting on westbound Berkshire Road to make a left turn onto Wasserman Way, police said.

Motorist Donald Bashak, 52, of 49 Bennetts Bridge Road, who was driving a 2001 Dodge Ram pickup truck, similarly was waiting behind the Toyota to make a left turn, police said.

The Toyota then started to turn left, as did the Dodge, police said. The Toyota then stopped and was struck from behind by the Dodge, according to police.

There were no injuries. Police issued Bashak a written warning for following too closely.

School Bus

Police report an accident involving a full-size school bus, which was carrying a full load of elementary school students, and a sedan at the intersection of Mile Hill Road South and Keating Farms Road about 8:22 am October 28. There were no injuries.

Motorist Amy Allen, 32, of Kihei, Hawaii, who was driving a 2004 Honda sedan, was waiting at a stop sign on westbound Keating Farms Road at its intersection with Mile Hill Road South, police said.

School bus driver Frederick Bassett, 59, of Birch Hill Road was traveling southward on Mile Hill Road South and then attempted to turn left onto Keating Farms Road, police said.

In making the left turn, the bus collided with the sedan, police said. Both vehicles received minor damage, according to police.

Police issued Bassett a written warning for making a restricted turn.

Three Vehicles

Police report a three-vehicle accident at the hazardous intersection of Church Hill Road and Walnut Tree Hill Road about 3:36 pm October 23. There were no injuries.

Motorist Charles Hill, 18, of 4 Timber Lane, who was driving a 2006 Mercury Milan sedan southward on Walnut Tree Hill Road, stopped at a stop sign at that road’s intersection with Church Hill Road, police said.

At that time, motorist Shamsul Alam, 56, of Norwalk was driving a 1996 Honda Civic coupe westward on Church Hill Road.

Also, motorist Carl Cooper, 82, of 52 Elizabeth Circle was driving a 2003 Lexus GS-300 sedan eastward on Church Hill Road.

The Mercury then attempted to turn right onto westbound Church Hill Road, but collided with the westbound Honda, pushing the Honda into the eastbound Lexus, police said. Police issued Hill an infraction for failure to grant the right of way at a stop sign.