Man Driving Stolen Car in Serious Rte. 25 Crash Arrested: Monroe PD

NEWTOWN, CT — The man who evaded Monroe police in a stolen car before losing control and crashing into another car on Rte. 25 in Newtown back in March was arrested Wednesday on multiple charges, according to Monroe police. Police say Raheim Lewis, 32, of Danbury was driving a car stolen from Danbury before he crossed into the opposing lane of traffic and hit a Mercedes Benz driven by a 46-year-old Sandy Hook woman. He suffered serious injuries in the crash and the woman suffered minor injuries, according to police.

An officer tried to pull Lewis over at 9 p.m. on March 21 while he was traveling towards Newtown on Rte. 25, said police. Lewis sped up as he approached the town line to get away from the officer. Police say Lewis was on parole for unrelated charges and was living in a Danbury halfway house. To sign up for Monroe breaking news alerts and more, click here.

The collision occurred just in front of the Sand Hill Plaza in the intersection of Bryan Lane. The plaza is home to Super Stop and Shop, Olympia Sports and is across the street from the Five Guys restaurant. The described crash location was just minutes from the Monroe border and near the Rte. 59 intersection into Easton.

The crash closed the road for several hours.

He was charged with disobeying the signal of an officer, criminal trover in the second degree, larceny in the third degree and failure to drive in the proper lane. He was arraigned in Danbury Superior Court and was held on a $20,000 bond.

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