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DUI Warrant

Police report that after learning that they held a warrant for her arrest, Elizabeth Bedell, 43, of 2 Abbotts Hill Road came to the police station and turned herself in on the night of April 27. Police said they charged Bedell with driving under the influence in connection with a one-car accident on Poverty Hollow Road early on the morning of February 5.

In that accident, Bedell was driving a 2002 Audi A-4 northward on Poverty Hollow Road, when the auto veered onto the southbound road shoulder, knocked down a utility pole and then hit a large tree head-on, according to police. Bedell was transported to Danbury Hospital for treatment of injuries after the accident.

After posting $50 bail, police released Bedell for a May 13 appearance in Danbury Superior Court.

Sandy Hook Mishap

Police report a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Toddy Hill Road and Route 34 about 1:30 pm April 26.

Motorist William M. Smith III, 23, of Danbury, who was driving a 1991 GMC truck, was stopped at a red traffic signal on Toddy Hill Road, police said. In order to allow a tractor-trailer truck to make a left turn from westbound Route 34 onto Toddy Hill Road, Smith backed up the GMC, police said.

But in backing up, Smith backed into a stopped 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Conirose Fusco, 21, of Middlebury, police said. There were no injuries. Police issued Smith a written warning for unsafe backing.