Norwalk Man Charged With Evading Car Accident

A Norwalk man was arrested for reportedly evading a motor vehicle accident Monday evening, according to police.

A woman had parked her truck at 8 Ridge St. to help a friend move when she reportedly saw a yellow van strike her truck and take off, according to police.

When an officer arrived and turned onto Cliff Street from Bouton Street, he reportedly observed a yellow van parked the wrong way on Paradiso Street and approached the van's driver, 39-year-old Jared Denny of 2 Paradiso St., police said.

Denny allegedly became agitated and claimed that someone else had struck his van and taken off. When the officer asked for a description of the vehicle that Denny was claiming had hit his van, Denny reportedly became more agitated, according to police.

At that point, Denny was handcuffed, and a photograph that a witness took of the reported incident on Ridge Street showed that the yellow van that had struck the truck looked the same as Denny's, according to police.

Denny was charged for evading responsibility, no insurance and refusal to be fingerprinted. His bond was set at $7,000 and his court date is scheduled for July 26, according to the arrest log.