MONROE, CT — Police officers responded to crashes at the intersection of Route 59 and Stanley Road on Tuesday and Wednesday.
At approximately 10:37 a.m. on Tuesday, a 47-year-old Easton man crashed his 2022 Toyota RAV4 into a tree.
He told officers he was heading south on Stanley Road, when he attempted to turn left on Route 59. Police said the turn was too wide, and he struck a tree on the south side of Route 59.
The driver was evaluated for injuries by Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service personnel, but was not taken to a hospital, according to the report.
He was issued a ticket for failure to drive in the proper lane and his damaged Toyota had to be towed.
On Wednesday, police were called to the intersection again around 9:47 a.m.
A 64-year-old Bridgeport woman was driving her red Volkswagen New Beetle east on Route 59 (toward Main Street) and was approaching the intersection with Stanley Road, when police say she failed to stop at a red light.
A 55-year-old Bethel man driving a 2019 Chevy Trax told officers the traffic light from Stanley Road turned green, before he started to make a left turn onto Route 59.
The Volkswagen crashed into the passenger side of the Chevy, before going off the roadway to the right and hitting a tree on the YMCA property, police said.
After the two vehicles had collided, the Bethel man told police he couldn’t stop his Chevy before crashing into a trailer being towed by a white 2016 Chevy Silverado, whose driver, a 56-year-old Stamford man, was waiting at the red light on Route 59.
The Bethel man was treated by EMS, but refused a trip to a hospital and the Stamford man was not hurt, police said, but the Bridgeport woman was treated by EMS and taken to St. Vincent’s Medical Center.
A witness driving behind the Chevy Trax on Stanley Road told officers their light turned green and the driver of the Trax started turning onto Route 59 when it was hit by the Volkswagen.
The Bridgeport woman driving the Volkswagen told officers she couldn’t remember what color the traffic light was when she approached the intersection from Route 59, according to police. She was issued an infraction for failure to obey a traffic light.
The Volkswagen had front end damage, the Chevy Trax had damage to the front passenger side, and the trailer had damage to its rear axle, so all three vehicles had to be towed, police said, adding the Chevy Silverado was okay.
Monroe Night Out
Families can enjoy music, free food and games at Wolfe Park, while meeting the men and women who serve in the Monroe Police Department during the Monroe Night Out, to be held Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 5 to 9 p.m.
“It promotes our police officers and allows them to interact with the community without the call for service element,” said Sgt. Helio Ramalhete, the coordinator of the event.
The annual event, which is Monroe’s version of the National Night Out, also offers chances to meet town employees, representatives of community organizations and nonprofits, firefighters and Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service members.
Children’s attractions include bounce houses, a foam machine, a petting zoo, pony rides and laser tag compliments of JMG Music and Entertainment.
“We will give away bicycle helmets while supplies last, and raffle off bicycles,” Ramalhete said.
Police purchased the bicycles through a micro-grant from the Connecticut Metro Council of Governments.
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