Main Street DUI

Motorist Holly Coolidge, 25, of Plainfield, who was driving northward on Main Street about 4:30 am September 2, crossed over into the southbound lane and nearly collided with a police patrol car that was entering Main Street from the police station parking lot, police said.

 Police said they followed Coolidge and saw her cross the road’s center line again, after which they  stopped her on Mt Pleasant Road, where she was found to be intoxicated. Police charged her with driving under the influence and failure to drive to the right.

After processing the arrest, police released Coolidge on $50 bail for a September 16 appearance in Danbury Superior Court.

Chevrolet Hits Ford

Motorist Matthew Baumgart, 20, of 8 Arrowhead Lane was driving a 1992 Chevrolet sedan eastward on Berkshire Road about 5:14 pm August 31, when the Chevrolet crossed the road’s center line and then struck a parked, unoccupied 1999 Ford Explorer at 1 Berkshire Road, police  said.

Baumgart, who was not injured, told police he may have briefly fallen asleep before the collision. Police issued him a written warning for failure to drive to the right.