Crashes, Drug Paraphernalia, Evading

Jan. 21

At 6 a.m., Montville Police responded to a two-car accident at Chesterfield Road and Route 85.

Cars driven by Susan M. Perkins, 44, of 18 Connecticut Blvd., and Varcia N. Toussaint, 29, of 7 Hale Haven Court, Uncasville, collided. Both vehicles were towed. There were no injuries. According to the report, Perkins’s car was stopped at the intersection. Toussaint’s vehicle was traveling northbound on Route 85, when Perkins’s car began pulling forward because of a sight-line issue with a snowbank.

At 1:15 a.m., Connecticut State Police made a routine traffic stop on Interstate 395 and arrested Ishmael Marrow, 52, of 455 McKinley Ave., Stratford, and charged him with driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, and failure to drive in the proper lane. He was charged a $2,500 nonsurety bond and a court date of Feb. 1 was set.

Jan. 22

At 5:50 a.m., Montville Police arrested Juan Rivera, 36, of 131 Moxley Road, Uncasville, and charged him with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance. The arrest was made at Rivera’s home on Moxley Road after he apparently overdosed, according to the report. He was assessed a $2,500 nonsurety bond, and a court date of Feb. 3 was set.

 Jan. 23

At 5:18 a.m., Connecticut State Police responded to an accident on Interstate 395, near Exit 79A. Isaiah A. Lee, 29, of 42 Morse Ave., Groton, lost control of his vehicle and hit the guardrail in the center median. The operator evaded the scene of the accident, according to the report. The vehicle was towed.

At 12:45 p.m., Albert Greenwood, 81, of North Branford, CT, was traveling south on Interstate 395, before Exit 78, when a northbound vehicle used the turnaround to get to the southbound side of the highway, according to the report. While trying to avoid this vehicle, Greenwood swerved into the center median. Anyone who witnessed the accident is asked to call Trooper David B. Hayes at 860-848-6500, ext. 5023.