Threat Against Judge

On September 14 at 5:15 pm State Police were called to the Garner correctional facility after staff there alleged an inmate made a possible threatening statement about a probate judge. According to the report, Robert Killian, 62, stated during a medical screening that he was “going to have to kill the judge and wished he would get the electric chair.” The unidentified male judge in question was notified of the incident and stated he did not feel the threat was imminent, and suggested the incident may have come from the handling of a probate case. The case remains under investigation until it is determined Killian has the mental capacity necessary to commit a crime.

Honda Into Guardrail

At 9:24 pm on September 10, State Police responded to a report of a collision on Interstate 84 eastbound near Exit 10 in Newtown. According to the report, John Sestilli, 41, of Naugatuck was operating a commercial Peterbilt truck and trailer owned by Connecticut Cartage Company of Wolcott, when he attempted to merge onto the highway from the on ramp making contact with a 1998 Honda Accord being operated by Cheshire resident. The contact caused the Honda to spin around where it struck the left shoulder guardrail. There were no injuries but the Honda was towed from the scene. There were no charges to either driver indicated on the report.

Hit Reflector Post

State Police responded to the area of I-84 westbound in Newtown after a report of a traffic collision. Upon locating the incident, police discovered that Judith Turner, 79, of Bridgton, Maine had attempted to pull off the right shoulder when the 2002 Mercedes Benz she was operating with one passenger struck a reflector post causing damage to the front grill. The vehicle was towed from the scene, and no charges were reported.

Written Warning

On September 11 at 10:57 am, State Police responded to the area of Exit 11 westbound after a report of a collision. After investigating, police reported that Kyle Pratt, 20, of Umpawaug Road in Redding was operating a 1994 Mercury Cougar when he lost control negotiating a curve and struck a traffic sign on the left shoulder. The driver was subsequently issued a written warning for travelling too fast for conditions.

Down Embankment

State Police were called to the area of Exit 10 off I-84 at 1:35 am on September 12, after a report of a vehicle collision. Upon arrival police report encountering a 2000 Hyundai Elantra down an embankment off the Exit 10 ramp. After investigating it was determined that the driver, Richard Moody, 24, of Governor’s Lane in Bethel had lost control of the vehicle when attempting to exit the highway, struck a metal guide wire and drove down the embankment. Moody was not injured, and was issued an infraction for travelling too fast for conditions. The vehicle was towed from the scene.

Brake And Spin

According to State Police, on September 13 at 10:05 pm, Finton Woods, 45, of West Hartford was operating a 2003 Ford Focus westbound on I-84 when he attempted to brake suddenly causing the car to spin around and strike a center guardrail causing damage sufficient to require towing from the scene. No injuries were involved and no other vehicles were involved. No charges were reported.