Police Blotter - CT State Police Troop B

The following information was provided by the Connecticut State Police at Troop B. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

 

Texting and driving

On Jan. 1 at approximately 1:45 a.m. on Lime Rock Road in Salisbury a 2012 Volvo XC60 driven by Cindy Marie Brothers, 26, of Salisbury veered off the right shoulder of the road and struck an Eversource utility pole. Brothers was texting while driving. The collision caused the Volvo to overturn onto its roof. Brothers was evaluated but released without injury. She was issued a citation for failure to maintain the lane and operating a motor vehicle while handling a mobile phone.

Drove into a tree

On Jan. 1 at approximately 4:45 p.m. on Route 7 in Salisbury a 2015 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel driven by Guy Maxwell Ule, 62, of Cornwall crossed into the oncoming lane and traveled off the road, colliding with a tree. Ule was transported to Sharon Hospital for evaluation. He was found at fault for the accident and issued a written warning for failure to maintain the lane.

DUI

On Jan. 1 at approximately 4:45 p.m. on East Canaan Road in North Canaan, Christopher Martin, 34, of Winsted failed a standardized field sobriety test following a traffic stop. He was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs and failure to maintain the proper lane. He was scheduled to appear in Torrington Superior Court on Jan. 14.

Damaged property
at Camp Isola Bella

On Jan. 6 at approximately 8 a.m. on Twin Lakes Road in Salisbury a 2015 Honda CRV driven by Mary Ortega, 44, of Sheffield, Mass., lost control on the icy roads and collided with a fence and sign belonging to Camp Isola Bella, operated by the American School for the Deaf. Ortega was issued an infraction for traveling too fast for the conditions.

Drove into ditch

On Jan. 6 at approximately 3:15 a.m. on Sharon Valley Road in Sharon a 2020 Ford Ranger driven by Robert Leibrock, 65, of Sharon lost control on the icy road and traveled into a ditch. The Ford was pulled out of the ditch. Leibrock was issued a verbal warning for traveling too fast for the conditions.

Struck a utility pole

On Jan. 7 at approximately 7 p.m. on Route 63 in Falls Village a 2008 Ford Fusion driven by William Mauro Nadeau, 38, of Torrington swerved into the oncoming lane and lost control, striking a SNET utility pole. Nadeau refused EMS care. He was issued an infraction for failure to maintain the lane.

Drove into a tree

On Jan. 7 at approximately 8 a.m. on Taconic Road in Salisbury a 2011 Toyota FF Cruiser driven by Nicholas Armando D’Onofrio, 25, of Great Barrington, Mass., exited the roadway and drove into a tree. D’Onofrio was issued a written warning for traveling too fast for the conditions.

Struck a utility pole

On Jan. 7 at approximately 8 p.m. on Lime Rock Road in Salisbury a 2006 Ford F250 Super Duty driven by Elijah Rain Thomson, 17, of Lakeville pulled to the side of the road to avoid a vehicle that had crossed into oncoming traffic. The Ford exited the roadway and struck a CL&P utility pole and a traffic sign. The other vehicle fled the scene. The incident remains under investigation.

 

The Lakeville Journal will publish the outcome of police charges. Contact us by mail at P.O. Box 1688, Lakeville, CT 06039, Attn: Police Blotter, or send an email, with “police blotter” in the subject line, to cynthiah@lakevillejournal.com.

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