Injured Student Charged With DUI In Serious Sacred Heart U. Crash: PD

FAIRFIELD, CT — A 19-year-0ld Sacred Heart University student, one of the drivers in the serious Sept. 29 crash that injured six people, has been charged with drunken driving, vehicular assault and related violations in connection with the crash, Fairfield police announced.

South Orange, New Jersey resident Tyler Delk, who was critically injured, was arrested Tuesday at St. Vincent's Medical Center and was charged with the following:

• Driving under the influence
• Reckless driving
• 5 counts of second-degree assault with a motor vehicle
• 5 counts of reckless endangerment

Fairfield police said Delk was "operating a 2018 Audi S5 Convertible at speeds exceeding 85mph on Jefferson Street" at the time of the crash, according to Lt. Michael Paris, who headed the crash investigation.

Additionally, Delk was driving the car while his blood alcohol content "was determined to be ten times" above what is legally permissible.

"In Connecticut, the limit for alcohol for a person under 21 years of age is .02 percent," Paris said in a statement.

Delk's car struck a 2021 Toyota Corolla that was operated by Uber driver Otto Bailon, and contained fellow Sacred Heart students Liv Graham, Olivia Marini, Cayna Mangine and Amanda Hanlon. The five in the Toyota were also seriously injured in the crash, but they have all been released from the hospital.

Fairfield police released Delk after he posted bond on bail of $250,000, and said he will appear in Bridgeport Superior Court for arraignment "when he is medically cleared."

"The Fairfield Police wish to thank all of those who performed life-saving measures to those involved in this terrible crash on scene, and we wish a speedy recovery to everyone," Paris said.