South Main MVA

Police report motorist Rose T. McCarthy, 76, of Bridgeport, who was traveling northbound on South Main Street near Borough Lane about noon March 7, struck construction worker Jacob Yeager, 17, of Amsterdam, NY, who was working on a utility repair project.

Police said Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps transported Mr Yeager to Danbury Hospital where he was treated for a broken ankle and then released.

Police said the accident is under investigation.

Five Charges

Police said they observed motorist Denise Pizzi, 45, of Brewster, NY, cross the road’s center line on Route 6 about 5 pm March 8.

Police said they stopped the vehicle she was driving, did sobriety testing and found her to be intoxicated. Police said she became belligerent and refused to cooperate, resisted arrest and then kicked out the rear window of the police car where she had been placed.

Police charged Ms Pizzi with driving while intoxicated, failure to drive to the right, interfering with police, third-degree criminal mischief, and refusal to be fingerprinted.

Police kept Ms Pizzi in the police station lockup overnight on bond for a March 9 appearance in Danbury Superior Court.