Brooklyn Town Hall Damaged In DUI Crash: Police

BROOKLYN, CT – A local resident has been charged with driving under the influence after crashing into the Brooklyn Town Hall Monday night, according to police.

State police charged the driver, Francis Leo O’Coin, 63, of Brooklyn, with operating under the influence of alcohol/drugs and failure to maintain proper lane.

According to a police report, O’Coin’s vehicle was traveling northbound at about 6:25 p.m. on Route 169 when O'Coin ran a red light at an intersection, left the roadway and struck the Brooklyn Town Hall.

Emergency personnel took O’Coin to Day Kimball Hospital for treatment of minor injuries, police said.

First Selectman Austin Tanner said no one was in the 4 Wolf Den Road building at the time.

The accident had no impact on town operations, and Town Hall is open for business, according to Tanner.

The vehicle damaged a wall of the building’s basement. Town officials did not have an estimate on the cost of fixing the damage, though an insurance broker is slated to review it on Wednesday, Tanner said.

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