DUI arrests
A 27-year-old Redding man who lives on Main Street was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and traveling too fast for conditions following a one-car accident on Route 53. According to police, Connor Andrews was heading south on Route 53 on Wednesday, July 4 at 9:38 p.m. when he hit a telephone pole before continuing on into the woods.
He refused to take a breathalyzer test, police said, and was released on $200 bond. Andrews it to appear in court on July 19.
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Frederick Yerdon, 69, of Johnson City, N.Y. was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and traveling too fast following a crash on Route 107. Yerdon allegedly failed to negotiate a curve and struck a guardrail on Saturday, July 7 at 10:07 p.m.
He was held on $200 bond and given a July 18 court date.
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Warrant arrest
On Tuesday, July 3 at 10:45 p.m., Norwalk Police notified the they had a man in custody that had a warrant out for his arrest. Robert Leone, 53 of Redding was turned over to police for failing to show up in court to answer 2008 charges of a dog roaming violation. Someone was bit in that incident, police said.
Car v. bicyclist
On Saturday, July 7 at 10:35 a.m., a vehicle towing a trailer was heading south on Route 53 when it clipped the front tire of a bicycle, knocking the bicyclist to the ground. The bicyclist was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
William Mercede, 50, of Ridgefield was issued a written warning for failure to drive right at a curve.
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