Car Accident Takes Down Power Pole, Closes Coleytown Road between North Avenue and Easton Road
Just after 11:15 today, first responders were dispatched to Coleytown Road between North Avenue and Easton Road for the reported car accident with injuries. A power pole was involved, shutting down the section of roadway as the scene is active. Eversource was dispatched to the scene. No information has been released at this time.
I-95 Car Accident Reported near Exit 17 in the Northbound Lanes
First responders were dispatched at 6:15 this evening to I-95 in the northbound lanes for a motor vehicle accident just prior to the off ramp into Saugatuck, according to the DoT. No other information has been released.
Westport Man Arrested on Sexual Assault and other Charges involving a Minor; Posted Half-Million Dollar Bond
Westport Police Department ReleaseOn March 29, 2021, the Westport Police Detective Bureau took a report of a possible sexual assault which purportedly occurred at a Westport residence. The victim, who is a minor, was living with a relative in Westport. Christopher Austin also lived in the home. The victim alleged that Mr. Austin entered her bedroom and touched her inappropriately.
The detective assigned to the case conducted an extensive investigation that included multiple interviews as well as the execution of a search warrant. Based upon the results of the investigation, a warrant for Mr. Austin’s arrest was completed and signed by a Superior Court Judge.
On the morning of July 15, 2021, Mr. Austin turned himself in at the Westport Police Department. Per the warrant, he was charged with Risk of Injury to a Child, Sexual Assault in the Fourth Degree, and Tampering with Physical Evidence. Mr. Austin posted the $500,000.00 bond and is schedule to be arraigned at Stamford Superior Court the morning of Wednesday, July 28, 2021.
Train Passenger Spit On after Telling Man to Put on a Mask Prior to the Westport Station
Video shows fight on Metro-North train near Westport over mask-wearing
A video taken Wednesday morning shows a fight on a Metro-North train near Westport heading to Grand Central after a younger rider approached another for not wearing a mask.
"I’ve been commuting by train for over a decade and you know, usually get the verbal confrontations, you know, 'Your radio’s too high. Do you have headphones? This is the quiet car,'" says Eric Lewin, who witnessed the incident. "The kid goes, 'I can’t wear a mask because of some type of condition I have,' and, you know, 'I was here first, you can move away if you want to.' One thing led to another, another person got involved, kind of pointed at the sign that said the masks were mandatory for the trip and then the younger individual spit at the guy."
That's when things got violent.
Renee Price with the MTA released a statement that says, "While masks are required when riding our trains, we do not encourage passengers to approach other customers regarding masks. Customers are encouraged to contact an MTA employee or a police officer, who have free masks they can distribute, and are trained in how to handle situations of this nature."
"You know, 99% on the train are wearing them but there are some people who just won't wear it and sometimes the conductor will confront them, you know, tell them this is mandatory. They actually do make announcements at every stop that you must wear one," Lewis says.
If you don't wear a mask, the fine is $100 in Connecticut and $50 in New York. News 12 is told the MTA has handed out 700,000 free masks to riders over the past year.
Per policy, the conductor called police. Officers met the train in Westport, and say the man not wearing a mask ran off.
Officials say the other person involved in the confrontation had cuts to his face and was treated by EMS at the scene.