Toddler Ejected From Vehicle In DUI Crash: Hamden Police

HAMDEN, CT — A toddler was ejected from a vehicle and several others were hospitalized with serious injuries after a speeding DUI driver went through a red light and crashed into another vehicle on Wednesday evening, according to police. The crash occurred at about 6:30 p.m. on March 28 at the intersection of Goodrich Street and Shelton Avenue, according to Capt. Ronald Smith.

Smith said investigation revealed that a vehicle, which was operated by Shayne Miller, was traveling westbound on Goodrich Street at a high rate of speed. Miller went through a red light and struck a vehicle that was traveling northbound of Shelton Avenue, according to Smith.

“The vehicle traveling on Shelton Avenue contained several passengers, including a toddler that was ejected,” Smith said in a press release. “The passengers in the vehicle that was struck by Miller were transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital with serious injuries.”

Miller, 32, of Curtis Drive in New Haven, was charged with driving while intoxicated and other motor vehicle related charges. He is scheduled to appear in Meriden Superior Court on April 11.

Officer Stephen DeGrand of the Hamden Police Department Traffic Division is conducting the investigation.

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