Crime & Safety

Brookfield Motorcyclist Crashes Into Elderly Man's Car

A 21-year-old Brookfield man who was driving recklessly on his motorcycle was taken to the hospital after crashing into a car.

A 21-year-old Brookfield man was taken to the hospital Monday after crashing into a car in New Milford, according to the News Times.

An officer spotted Cody Bennett at approximately 3:45 p.m. Monday while he was stopping another driver for speeding. The police officer said Bennett was driving a red Suzuki GSX600, speeding and passing cars by driving between them along the dotted white line.

Bennett was treated for non-life threatening injuries at Danbury Hospital after crashing his motorcycle into a Ford Escape driven by an 80-year-old Roxbury man near Candlewood Lake Road. The Roxbury man was not injured.

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