Teen Facing Felony Charge In Connection With Man And Snowblower Being Hit In Tolland: Warrant

TOLLAND, CT — A Coventry teenager is facing a felony criminal charge and others in connection with a Tolland man being hit by a car while removing snow on his road over the winter, state police said.

The crash took place Feb. 12 along the 100 block of Mile Hill Road, according to a warrant served last week. The teen, identified as 18-year-old Brenna Reynolds, was charged with evidence tampering — a felony — along with evading responsibility, failure to drive in the proper lane, providing a false statement and interfering with police.

The crash took place at 5:32 p.m., 22 minutes after dusk, according to a warrant. A man was laying on the northbound shoulder in the snow and it appeared both he and his orange snowblower had been hit by a car, according to a warrant.

The man told state police that he was moving the snowblower up the road to help out his neighbor when a white sedan swerved into the shoulder and hit the snowblower, which, in turn, slammed into the him, according to a warrant. The man said the impact knocked him into the snow and caused him to have chest pains, according to a warrant.

He did identify the vehicle as a white sedan and state police collected three pieces of white bumper at the scene, according to a warrant.

The car had fled the scene, state police said.

State police then sent out a description of the vehicle and its damage on social media and tips led them to a property in Coventry, according to a warrant.

State police went to the home, looked into the garage and noticed a white sedan with missing bumper pieces and orange paint marks on it, according to a warrant. While on the property, police were unsuccessful in contacting the resident of an apartment there who was identified as being connected to the white sedan, but noticed a woman peeking at them through blinds and recording them, according to a warrant.

The landlord finally gave police access to the garage and the car was inspected and identified as belonging to the teen, according to a warrant. The teen told state police she felt a bump as she was driving, but thought it was an animal.