Following a lengthy investigation by Newtown Officer Matthew Pirhala following an April 4 collision that resulted in a fatality, Terrelle C. Anderson, 32, of Bridgeport, was arrested and charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle, failure to wear a safety belt in the front seat, and failure to keep right on a curve/hill/intersection.

Police say the misconduct charge was applied because Anderson was at fault in the crash.

An elderly Southbury woman died as a result of injuries she received in that two-vehicle head-on collision, which occurred about 11:33 am that day on Mt Pleasant Road, officials said.

Dolores Hake, 86, of Southbury, died a few hours after the late morning accident. She was a front-seat passenger in a 2016 GMC Terrain SUV, which was driven by Forest Herron, 86, of Southbury, police said.

Police said that a 2005 Buick LeSabre sedan driven by Anderson was traveling westward on Mt Pleasant Road, as the GMC was traveling eastward. The two vehicles then collided head-on near the intersection of Taunton Lane.

The investigation, according to police, indicated that the Buick entered the oncoming traffic lane resulting in the crash. Following his arrest, Anderson was processed and released on a $20,000 bond pending a September 28 court date.