Police Reports

Emergency services personnel are seen working at a vehicular accident on westbound Interstate 84 on the morning of February 5. The two-vehicle collision, which occurred about 500 feet west of the Schoolhouse Hill Road overpass at about 9 am, caused travel delays on the highway. State police said that as heavy traffic was slowing, motorist Brian O’Hartaigh, 36, of Milford, who was driving a 2018 Mazda CX-5 SUV, was struck from behind by motorist Jacob Markowsky, 18, of Newtown, who was driving a 1999 Toyota Corolla sedan. Markowsky complained of pain, but refused medical attention, according to state police. Newtown Hook & Ladder volunteer firefighters, the Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and the regional paramedic responded to the accident. State police issued Markowsky an infraction for following too closely.                                                                           —Bee Photo, Gorosko

An accident involving two sedans on South Main Street about 8:29 am on January 11 caused some travel delays during the morning rush. Police report that motorist Eduardo javier Taveres, 22, of Danbury was driving a 2004 Acura TSX sedan southward on South Main Street, as mototist Daniel Murtha, 31, of Newtown, who was driving a 2014 BMW 320-I X-Drive sedan, was waiting in a driveway at 97 South Main Street. The Acura then turned left and struck the BMW, resulting in damage to both vehicles' front ends, police said. There were no injuries. Newtown Hook & Ladder volunteer firefighters and the Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded to the accident. Police said they verbally warned taveres for making a restricted turn. Bee Photo, Gorosko

Police and firefighters assess two of the vehicles involved in a four-vehicle chain-reaction accident that occurred about 1:40 pm, December 30, on southbound South Main Street, near its intersection with Simm Lane. The accident caused travel delays in the area as police investigated. Police said motorist Styeven Svanda, 27, of Sandy Hook, who was driving a 2006 GMC Envoy SUV, struck the rear end of a 2016 Volkswagen Jetta sedan driven by Jesse Von Sailer, 21, of Newtown. The Volkswagen then struck the rear end of a 2011 Hyundai Sonta sedan driven by Tyler Andserson, 27, of Northford, causing the Hyundai to strike the rear end of 2012 BMNW 5series auto Katherine Scheunemann, 59, of Sandy Hook, police said. Newtown Hook & Ladder volunteer firefightyers and the Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps reponsed to the scene, Police said they issued Svanda a written warnming for following too closely.   (Bee Photo, Hicks)

This 2005 Saturn Ion sedan received heavy front-end damage in a collision with a traveling backhoe/loader on Berkshire Road, west of its intersection with Great Quarter Road, about 3:55 pm on December 4. Police said that after an unknown westbound noncontact vehicle passed the westbound 2000 New Holland backhoe/loader driven by Eric Erickson, 50, of Sandy Hook, eastbound motorist Eileen Hardiman, 51, of Shelton, who was driving the Saturn, swerved to avoid a collision but struck the loader bucket of the construction vehicle. Hardiman was transported to the hospital for treatment of a suspected minor injury police said. Sandy Hook volunteer firefighters went to the accident. Hardiman received an infraction for driving an unregistered vehicle. Erickson was verbally warned for driving an unregistered vehicle. (Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company photo)