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Snowplowing
A 1996 International van was parked, unoccupied, on the eastbound travel lane of Rose Lane about 8:26 am on January 25, as Kevin Belden, 34, of Waterbury was driving a town-owned 2000 Western pickup truck with snowplow attached eastward while doing snow removal work, police said.
The Ford then struck the International, police said. There were no injuries. Police said they verbally warned Belden for traveling too fast for conditions. Police said they verbally warned the unspecified driver of the International for improper parking.
Too Narrow
Police said that Raymond Bresson, Jr, 64, of Southbury was driving a town-owned 2005 Ford pickup truck westward on Swamp Road about 2:23 pm January 24, as motorist Eugene Kelly, 49, of Seymour was driving a commercial 2011 Ford pickup eastward there.
The left, exterior rear-view mirrors of the two vehicles then collided, police said. Police noted that the passable section of the roadway was narrower than normal due to the presence of snow.
There were no injuries. Police took no enforcement.
Buttonball
Police report that at about 5:50 pm on January 25, motorist Richard Temple, 22, of 197 Walnut Tree Hill Road was driving a 2002 Ford Ranger pickup truck northward on Buttonball Drive, as motorist Maureen Marotto, 52, of Waterbury was driving a 1993 Dodge Shadow sedan southward there.
The Ford then crossed the roadâs center line, resulting in a collision with the Dodge, police said.
There were no injuries. Police said they verbally warned Temple for failure to drive to the right.
Arrowhead Lane
A two-vehicle collision occurred on Arrowhead Lane at a sharp bend in the road where the street is very narrow at about 5 pm January 25, police said.
Motorist Danielle Brackett, 29, of 15 Walker Hill Road was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer westward on Arrowhead Lane, as motorist Nerry Javier 27, of Bridgeport was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Tracker eastward there, police said.
The two vehicles then came into contact with one another. There were no injuries. Police verbally warned each of the two drivers for failure to grant one-half of the roadway.
Snowy/Slushy
A two-vehicle accident occurred on Church Hill Road at its intersection with Queen Street about 9 am January 25, when the roadways were covered with snow and slush, police said.
Motorist Beth OâKeefe, 49, of 45 Horseshoe Ridge Road, who was driving a 2008 GMC station wagon carrying three passengers eastward on Church Hill Road, stopped for a traffic signal at the intersection, police said.
Motorist Andrew Hsu, 17, of 17 Old Castle Drive, who was driving a 2003 Honda station wagon eastward on Church Hill Road, failed to stop in time on the slippery road and drove into the rear end of the GMC, police said.
There were no injuries. Police said they gave Hsu a written warning for failure to keep a reasonable distance apart.
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