DUI Charge

Police report that early on the morning of December 23, they stopped motorist Gina Cavaliere, 18, of 90 Hattertown Road on Queen Street for a motor vehicle violation at the intersection of Queen Street and Glover Avenue.

Police said that after investigating, they charged Cavaliere with driving under the influence and with failure to obey a stop sign.

After she posted $50 bail, police released her for a January 8 appearance at Danbury Superior Court.

Multiple Charges

Late on the night of December 23, motorist Sarah Lewis, 27, of 4 Shepaug Road was stopped on Bear Hills Road for a motor vehicle violation, police report.

After investigating, police charged Lewis with possession of narcotics, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while under suspension, failure to obey a stop sign, and failure to drive to the right.

Police released Lewis from custody on $100 bail for a January 8 court appearance.

Botsford Crash

Police report a two-car head-on accident at the hazardous intersection of Botsford Hill Road and Button Shop Road about 8:30 am December 17. The incident also involved a noncontact vehicle, police said.

Involved in the crash were motorist Marleigh Sullivan, 17, of Littlebrook Lane, who was driving a 2001 Ford sedan, and motorist John P. Curry, Jr, 51, of Southbury, who was driving a 2001 Chrysler convertible, police report.

There were no injuries. Police issued Sullivan an infraction for failure to obey a stop sign and also a written warning for failure to carry a driver’s license. Police gave Curry an infraction for failure to drive to the right.

Toddy Hill Road

A two-vehicle accident took place about 9:50 am on December 20 on Toddy Hill Road, in front of the driveway entrance for Ashlar of Newtown, police said.

The accident involved motorist Leigh Graham, 51, of Southbury, who was driving a 2004 Volvo S-70 convertible, and motorist James Bradshaw, 78, of Carmel, N.Y., who was driving a 2007 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck, police said.

There were no injuries. Graham received a written warning for traveling too fast for conditions.

DUI Arrest

Police said that at about 2 am on December 23, they spotted motorist Jonathan Sutkitis, 31, of Waterbury driving in the wrong lane on Wasserman Way, so they stopped him to investigate.

After giving him sobriety tests, police charged Sutkitis with driving under the influence and with failure to drive to the right.

Sutkitis was released from custody on $100 bail for a January 10 court appearance.

School Bus

About 2:20 pm December 18, a school bus carrying 14 passengers was involved in an accident with a sedan on Black Bridge Road, police said. None of the 14 school bus passengers were injured in the minor collision, police said.

Police said that a school bus driven by Carey Schierolh, 51, of 6 Shady Rest Boulevard was northward on Black Bridge Road and was negotiating a slight curve to the left, as a southbound 2004 Toyota Matrix sedan driven by Sarah Minor, 25, of 4 Crows Nest Lane was negotiating that curve from the opposite direction.

The Toyota slid on the snowy road surface and collided with the bus, causing minor damage to both vehicles, police said.

Police verbally warned Minor for traveling too fast for conditions.