VW Vs Jeep

Police said motorist Frederic Gleason, 77, of 135 Castle Hill Road, who was driving a 2002 Volkswagen Jetta westbound on Church Hill Road near Exit 10 of Interstate 84 about 8:16 am July 16, struck the rear end of a westbound 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Nancy Barra, 42, of 3 Ford Road. Police issued Gleason an infraction ticket for following too closely.

Berkshire Collision

Motorist Miguel Angel, 37, of Stamford, who was driving a 1995 Chevrolet pickup truck eastbound on Berkshire Road near Toddy Hill Road in heavy traffic at about 3:38 pm July 13, struck the rear end of an eastbound 2000 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by AJ Paloian, 63, of 199 Berkshire Road, police said.

Newtown ambulance staffers treated Paloian at the scene for injuries. Police issued Angel a written warning for failure to drive a reasonable distance apart.

 

Mitsubishi Vs Subaru

At a red traffic signal on Mile Hill Road at its intersection with South Main Street at about 1:18 pm on July 13, motorist Rose Lederman, 45, of Monroe, who was driving a 2000 Mitsubishi Galant, accidentally let her foot slide off the brake pedal, allowing the Mitsubishi to roll forward into a 2001 Subaru station wagon driven by John Lariccia, 51, of 7 Prospect Drive, police said.

There were no injuries. Police issued Lederman a written warning for failure to drive a reasonable distance apart.

Truck Hits Bridge

About 8 am July 16, trucker Ramon Dosreis, 22, of Carmel, N.Y., was driving a 2001 GMC delivery truck eastbound on Botsford Hill Road, when the top of the vehicle smashed into the bottom of the low-clearance railroad overpass near Wickes Lumber, police said. The impact peeled the roof off the truck. Dosreis was not injured. Police said Dosreis failed to obey low-clearance warning signs.

Motorcycle Crash

Police said motorist Bridget Holmes, 17, of 16 Glover Avenue was driving a 2000 Subaru Impreza station wagon westbound on Church Hill Road through the intersection of that road and the Interstate 84 eastbound ramps at about 1:26 pm July 14, when motorcyclist Joel Weinstein, 20, of Waterbury, who was driving a 1983 Suzuki GS-650M, turned left from the off-ramp and collided with the Subaru. Newtown Hook and Ladder firefighters went to the accident.

The Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps transported Weinstein to Danbury Hospital for treatment of head, arm and leg, injuries, police said. The accident is under investigation.