Crime & Safety
Driver Charged After Driving Wrong-Way On I-84, Crashing Into Car
Ney Carrasco-Guerrero of Danbury was charged with operating while under the influence following the Friday night crash.
NEWTOWN, CT — A man is facing charges after authorities said he crashed into a car Friday night while driving the wrong way on Interstate 84 near Newtown.
Ney Carrasco-Guerrero, 26, of Danbury, was arrested and charged with reckless driving, reckless endangerment, operating while under the influence, resisting arrest, and other counts following the incident.
According to police, Carrasco-Guerrero was driving the wrong way on Interstate 84 westbound when he collided with the driver's side mirror of an oncoming car. Carrasco-Guerrero did not stop, police said, and was located by authorities on Exit 11 near Mile Hill Road a short time later.
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No one was injured in the crash, police said.
Police arrested Carrasco-Guerrero and took him to Bridgeport Correctional Center. His bond was set at $50,000.
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Carrasco-Guerrero is scheduled to appear in Danbury Superior Court on Monday.
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