Meriden City Manager To Keep Position After DUI Crash, Arrest

MERIDEN, CT — Meriden City Manager Timothy Coon will remain in his position, with stipulations, after being charged with DUI in connection with a wrong-way crash last Wednesday in Wethersfield, according to multiple reports, including WTNH News 8.

WTNH reports the City Council voted Monday, after a long executive session, to keep Coon in his position as long as he completes the required treatment.

The city’s legal department will draft a memorandum of understanding that states Coon must complete an initial assistance program intake as a prerequisite for returning to City Hall after his leave of absence ends on Friday, according to the Record-Journal.

Coon, who is expected to return to work on Monday, is also prohibited from driving city vehicles for three years, WTNH reported.

Coon was arrested after state police said he was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of Route 3 around 1:50 a.m. on April 26, and crashed when trying to enter the off-ramp onto Route 2, the Record-Journal previously reported.

Coon apologized for his actions in a statement, and said he didn’t plan to resign and that the City Council hadn’t asked him to resign, according to FOX 61.

Coon’s contract with the city expires Sept. 4, according to the Record-Journal.

Read more at the Record-Journal here and WTNH News 8 here.