Failure To Respond

Police said that on the morning of March 27, they arrested Elizabeth Schultz, 27, of Bunnell, Fla., at the police station on a warrant, charging her with failure to respond to an infraction. That charge stems from two dog violations that Schultz received in July 2016.

Schultz went to court on March 27 and pleaded not guilty to all three charges. She is scheduled to return to court on April 10.

Violations Lodged

Police report that at about 9:38 pm on March 26, they stopped motorist Christopher Craddock, 29, of Bridgeport, near 139 Toddy Hill Road to investigate.

Police said they charged Craddock with improper use of a marker plate and with failure to display a marker plate. Police said they also learned that there was a pending warrant for Craddock, and then additionally charged him with failure to respond to a payable violation in connection with Craddock's not having responded to an infraction ticket, which he received in August 2015 in Bridgeport.

Following processing, police released Craddock on $250 bail overall for court appearances on April 11 and April 12 to answer the charges.

Hattertown DUI

Police report they received a call about 8:13 pm on March 24 from a motorist who had observed an erratically driven 2003 Hyundai Elantra traveling southward on Hattertown Road, near that road's intersection with Key Rock Road, so they went to Hattertown Road to investigate.

Police said they found the vehicle in question parked near the intersection of Hattertown Road and Hi Barlow Road and investigated, charging motorist Margaret Iodice, 52, of Bridgeport with driving under the influence, possession of a controlled substance, and failure to drive in the proper lane.

Following processing, police released Iodice on $500 bail for an April 6 court appearance.

Chevrolet Crash

State police said that motorist Benjamin DeWitt, 28, of Southbury was driving a 1998 Chevrolet K-2500 pickup truck on eastbound Interstate 84, about one-half mile east of Exit 11, about 1:30 am on March 24, when the truck drove off the left side of the road and struck some guardcabling.

There were no injuries. DeWitt received an infraction for failure to maintain the travel lane, according to state police.

Pearl Street DUI

Police report that while on radar-unit speed monitoring duty near the intersection of Pearl Street and Charlie's Circle, they stopped a vehicle that was traveling 42 miles per hour in a 25-mph zone at about 5:20 pm on March 23.

Police said that after investigating, they charged motorist Michael Mallon, 27, of Mahopac, N.Y., with driving under the influence and with traveling unreasonably fast. Following arrest processing, police released Mallon on $125 bail for an April 4 arraignment on the charges in state Superior Court in Danbury.

Motoring Mishap

Motorist Young Kim, 70, of Cambridge, Mass., was driving a 2004 Honda Accord westward on Interstate 84, west of Exit 10, about 10:25 am on March 23, when the auto struck some debris lying in the road, resulting in the two tires on the vehicle's passenger side going flat, state police report.

After the Honda hit the debris, the debris lifted off the ground and struck the front end of a 2011 Ford Expedition SUV driven by David Poynton, 53, of Riverton, state police said.

There were no injuries. State police took no enforcement.

South Main Street

Police said that motorist Michael Brown, 55, of Newtown, while driving a pickup truck northward on South Main Street, near Sand Hill Plaza, at about 9:40 pm on March 21, failed to follow "detour" signs and drove the truck through an accident scene where police were investigating a serious motor vehicle accident that had occurred about 40 minutes earlier.

Police said they stopped Brown to investigate. Police said they charged Brown with driving while impaired by alcohol and/or drugs and also with illegally carrying a firearm while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. Police said that Brown was carrying a loaded handgun at the time.

After processing, police released Brown on $100 bail for an April 4 court appearance on the charges.

Two I-84 Collisions

State police report an incident in which two motorists were involved in two collisions with each other on Interstate 84 on the afternoon of March 21.

State police said a 70-year-old New Jersey man, who was driving a 2014 Ford Escape SUV, stopped in heavy traffic on eastbound I-84, west of Exit 11, at about 5:20 pm on March 21, after which the Ford was struck from behind by motorist Robinson Robles, 20, of Danbury, who was driving a 2003 Dodge Caravan minivan.

The Dodge then left the scene of the crash and attempted to get off the highway at the Exit 11 off-ramp, but the Ford's driver followed the Dodge and noted the Dodge's marker plate information, state police said.

The Dodge then backed up from a stop and struck the Ford's front end, after which the Dodge drove down the off-ramp's shoulder to get away from the Ford, state police said.

State police were alerted of the situation and found Robles, who was driving the Dodge. There were no injuries in either collision.

State police said they arrested Robles on charges of evading responsibility, following too closely, and unsafe backing. Robles was released on $500 nonsurety bail for an arraignment in state Superior Court in Danbury on April 4.

Hawleyville Accident

Motorist Chieko Brolet, 86, of Sandy Hook, who was driving a 2006 Nissan Altima, was attempting to exit a commercial driveway in Hawleyville, around 8:48 am, March 21, as motorist Dorothy Dellapiano, 73, of Newtown was driving a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze westward on Mt Pleasant Road, police said.

The Nissan then pulled out of the driveway and the two vehicles collided, police said. There were no injuries.

Police said they issued Brolet an infraction for failure to grant the right of way.

Mercedes vs BMW

At about 11:53 am on March 20, motorist Mary Migliore, no age given, of Bedford, N.H., who was driving a 2014 BMW 335 auto, slowed on westbound Interstate 84, about 1,500 feet west of Exit 10, for a state road crew that was patching potholes on the highway, state police said.

Motorist Vanessa Medina, 28, of Waterbury, who was driving a 2007 Mercedes-Benz CLK-350 auto, then struck the rear end of the BMW, state police said. The Mercedes then kept traveling westward, but state police found it and stopped the vehicle farther west on the highway, state police said. There were no injuries.

State police said they charged Medina with evading responsibility, failure to drive a reasonable distance apart, and driving without a license.

Three Vehicles

Motorist Hanna Manca, 16, of Newtown, who was driving a 2014 Audi A-4 southward on South Main Street at about 3:10 pm on March 17, stopped and was waiting to make a left turn at South Main Street's intersection with Pecks Lane and Prospect Drive, police said.

Southbound motorist Tara Krehel, 24, of Newtown, who was driving a 2003 Hyundai Elantra, then stopped behind the Audi, police said.

Southbound motorist Eric Delgado, 31, of Stratford, who was driving a 2014 Isuzu NPR truck, then struck the Hyundai from behind and continued traveling onward, also striking the Audi, police said. There were no injuries.

Police report they issued Delgado an infraction for following too closely.