Man Charged After Hitting Naugatuck Police Officer With His Car After Fireworks Show

The Naugatuck Police Department has made an arrest in the July 2 evading vehicle incident in which Naugatuck Police Officer Robert O’Donnell was struck while directing traffic after the annual Naugatuck fireworks event, said Police Lt. Bryan Cammarata.

Naugatuck and Waterbury police officers served an arrest warrant on Anthony Corbo, 28, for operating the vehicle involved in the incident.

Corbo was charged with multiple violations regarding the incident and was held overnight on a $100,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in Waterbury Superior Court today.

Officer O’Donnell was not seriously injured and was treated and released from a local hospital for a minor leg and ankle injury.

This was the original report released by police regarding the incident.

According to police, at about 9:45 p.m., a vehicle described as a Grey or Light Gold colored Volkswagen Golf or GTI was traveling south on Church Street and disregarded an officer’s signal to stop. The vehicle proceeded through the intersection of Church Street onto Maple Street nearly striking crossing pedestrians and the officer at that location, police said.

Police said the suspect vehicle then continued traveling east on Maple Street towards South Main Street where it became stuck in traffic congestion on the Maple Street Bridge.

The operator was confronted by three additional officers that ordered the operator to stop, however the operator allegedly refused to comply and aggressively maneuvered the car back and forward several times and jumped the sidewalk located on the bridge, police said.

According to police, upon jumping the side walk the vehicle struck one of the officers leg and fled east on Maple Street towards May Street.

The officer involved was not seriously injured however he was treated and released from a local hospital for minor leg and ankle injuries.