Wallingford Police Officer Charged After Crash In Orange

WALLINGFORD, CT — A Wallingford police officer has been charged in connection with a crash in Orange on Sept. 25, according to the Record-Journal.

Willie J. Belton, 28, Cromwell, received a misdemeanor summons and was charged with evading responsibility and failure to maintain proper lane, according to Orange police.

Belton was identified as the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a tree on Lambert Road at Hall Drive in Orange, police said in a news release. The crash happened around 2:45 a.m. on Sept. 25.

Orange police said Belton was picked up by another vehicle after the crash and taken to a local hospital. Orange police later met with Belton at the hospital.

The Record-Journal reported Belton refused to discuss details of the accident with officers, and a passenger told police they were driving through the intersection when Belton swerved to avoid a car that didn’t stop for a stop sign.

Wallingford police are investigating the incident and Belton remains on active duty, according to the Record-Journal.

Belton was released on a promise to appear in court on Oct. 12, according to Orange police.

Read more at the Record-Journal here.