DUI Driver 'Pawed Like A Cat' After Being Woken Up By Trooper On I-95 In Stonington: Police
A 24-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence after a Connecticut State trooper found him asleep in his car on the shoulder of I-95, authorities said.
At approximately 3:18 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, a Troop E-Montville Trooper stopped to check on what appeared to be a disabled vehicle in the northbound lanes near Exit 91, Connecticut State Police said.
Instead, they found Christian Gonzalez, of East Haven, asleep behind the wheel with the driver’s side window rolled down, police said.
When the Trooper illuminated the vehicle with a flashlight, Gonzalez reportedly wok…
Greenwich Drunk Driver Led Police On I-95 Chase With Missing Tire: Cops
A Connecticut man was arrested after leading state troopers on a high-speed chase down I-95 while driving on a missing tire, officials said.
Hector Estrella, 28, of Greenwich was spotted driving erratically around 11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, near Exit 5, Connecticut state police said.
Witnesses reported the vehicle was “all over the road” in Greenwich and riding on a rim, emitting “large plumes of smoke,” and traveling under 30 mph, authorities said.
Troopers tried to pull Estrella over, but he refused to stop, exiting at Exit 4 before re-entering I-95— this time heading north, reaching s…
Man Shot, Killed At Airport By Philadelphia Officer After Violent Struggle
A Philadelphia police officer fatally shot a man following a violent struggle at Philadelphia International Airport, authorities announced on Monday, Feb. 3.
The 36-year-old white man flagged down an officer patrolling the South I-95 ramp around 1:06 a.m., claiming he had been stabbed, police said. The officer, working solo in a marked patrol vehicle for the Philadelphia Police Department's Airport Unit, called for backup and medics.
Before help arrived, a physical altercation broke out between the man and the officer, investigators said. The officer deployed his Taser, but it failed to s…
Officer Ryan Daut Shoots Quron Banks Fleeing Illegal Car Meet In Philly: Police (Update)
Philadelphia Police Officer Ryan Daut shot 22-year-old Quron Banks after he struck another officer with his Camaro while fleeing an illegal car meet, authorities announced Friday, Jan. 24.
Officers monitoring for illegal car meets found a gathering at the Target parking lot on 4000 Monument Street around 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, police said. Banks, driving a red Camaro linked to illegal meets, sped away, evading officers on I-76, authorities said.
Around 2 a.m., Daut and his partner spotted the Camaro parked near 9th and Master streets. As officers approached, Banks reversed, stri…
