Dump Truck & Power Lines

Police report that truck driver James Layden, 48, of Danbury, who was driving a 2007 Volvo VHD dump truck about 10:30 am on December 12, had just delivered a load of topsoil at a Georges Hill Road residence and was exiting the property when a mishap occurred.

Layden had not lowered the dumper body on the truck after dumping the soil. The raised dumper body then snagged some overhead electrical lines as the truck moved, police said.

The force exerted on the electrical lines snapped a utility pole in half. That pole had an electrical transformer attached to it. The pole and the transformer fell, with the electrical lines landing on the road. Eversource, the electric utility formerly known as CL&P, responded to the scene to make repairs.

There were no injuries. Police took no enforcement.

Warrant

After learning that police held a warrant for her arrest, Angela Guidi, 32, of Oxford went to the police station on December 10 and was charged in connection with a November incident, police said.

Police said they charged Guidi with violation of a protective order, criminal violation of a restraining order, criminal impersonation, first-degree identity theft, and third-degree computer crime. Four of the five charges are felonies.

At her court arraignment, Guidi did not plead to the charges. She was released from court on a written promise to appear in court on January 14.

South Main Crash

Police report that a two-vehicle accident occurred on southbound South Main Street, just north of its intersection with Hawley Road, about 8:25 pm on December 4.

In that collision, a vehicle driven by David Peck, 59, no address listed, was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by Rakesh Mattela, 23, of Bridgeport, police said. There were no injuries. Enforcement information was not listed.

Berkshire Collision

At about 5:21 pm on December 8, motorist Debbie Lee Procaccini-Glaser, 54, of 14 Russett Road, who was driving a 2008 Toyota Highlander SUV westward on Berkshire Road, near Wasserman Way, stopped and was then struck from behind by motorist Michael Trammel, 52, of 10 Sugarloaf Road, who was driving a 2008 Buick Enclave SUV, police said.

There were no injuries. Police report they verbally warned Trammel for following too closely.

Rear-Ender

At about 12:20 pm on December 4, motorist Juliana Delfino, 31, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who was driving a Hyundai Elantra compact auto southward on South Main Street, near its southern intersection with Elm Drive, stopped for traffic conditions and was then struck from behind by trucker Jeffery Molgano, 25, of Stamford, who was driving a Kenworth T-800 heavy truck, police said.

There were no injuries. Police said they verbally warned Molgano for following too closely.

I-84 DUI Arrest

State police said they stopped motorist Aldeson Ribeiro, 27, of Danbury, who was driving a vehicle at high speed on eastbound Interstate 84, west of the Exit 9 interchange, at about 12:55 am on December 6.

After investigating, state police charged Ribeiro with driving under the influence, reckless driving, and driving under suspension.

Ribeiro was released on $1,000 nonsurety bail for a December 18 arraignment in Danbury Superior Court.

DUI Charge

Police report that at about 2 am on December 3, motorist Cody Marus, 25, of Bridgeport, who was driving a 2005 Honda Civic auto, was involved in a one-vehicle accident near 159 Toddy Hill Road, in which the Honda drove off the roadway and struck an object.

There were no injuries. After investigating, police charged Marus with driving under the influence and with making a restricted turn.

Police released Marus on $100 bail for a December 17 court appearance.

DUI Case

Police report they investigated an incident in which a local woman was driving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on Bancroft Road, near Pole Bridge Road, at about 9 am on December 12, in which a passenger on the ATV was a child.

Police said that after investigating, they charged Theresa Kerrigan, 59, of 27 Hemlock Trail with driving under the influence, driving an unregistered vehicle, and risk of injury to a child.

Kerrigan was released for a January 5 court appearance, police said.

DUI Incident

Police report they responded to a call to investigate the presence of a motorist near the Sandy Hook firehouse on Riverside Road at about 1 pm on December 14.

Police said they then found the vehicle in question traveling on Berkshire Road, near Fir Tree Lane, and they stopped it to investigate after noticing that it had swerved.

Police said they charged motorist Douglas Gabel, 56, of Monroe with driving under the influence and with failure to drive to the right.

Gabel was released on $500 bail for a January 5 court appearance, police said.

Warrant

Police report that while on patrol about 11 am on December 15, they detected motorist Theresa Sandifer, 62, of 3 Juniper Road exceeding the speed limit on Elm Drive, near Hawley Road, so they stopped her to investigate.

Police said they then learned of an outstanding warrant against Sandifer, so they charged her with issuing a bad check in connection with an August 2013 local incident. After processing, police released Sandifer on a written promise to appear in court on January 6.