PT Cruiser

Motorist John M. Aurelia, Jr, 42, of 157 Hanover Road, who was driving a 1997 Mercury Sable southward on Mt Pleasant Road near Diamond Drive about 10:50 am April 9, slowed down to turn right into a driveway, police said.

In the course of the maneuver, the Mercury was struck from behind by a southbound 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser driven by Timothy Graden, 36, of Washington, police said.

The Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps checked Aurelia for neck pain at the accident scene, police said. Police issued Graden an infraction ticket for traveling too fast for conditions.