Pedestrian Struck

by Melissa Bailey | June 26, 2009 11:44 AM |

A 16-year-old girl was hit by a car when she slipped in the street Thursday evening, police said.

The accident happened at Chapel Street and Winthrop Avenue at 9 p.m. Thursday. The girl spotted a family friend driving a car. When she went to say hello, she slipped in the street. A vehicle “injured her arm,” police said. The girl was conscious and alert. Her injury is non-life threatening.

3 Teens Arrested At Hess

A cashier of the Hess gas station at 1159 Whalley Ave. flagged down a cop at 6 p.m. to report that five young men were “harassing customers.” The cop, Officer Tim Wilson, called for backup and stopped the young men’s vehicle.

The driver, who’s 19, of Ansonia, was found to be driving with a suspended license, police said. Cops searched the car and found a BB gun inside. They arrested the driver for both offenses.

Two other Ansonia teens in the car, ages 13 and 16, were also charged with possession of a dangerous weapon in a motor vehicle.

For block-by-block year-to-date crime info, and daily crime maps, check the Independent’s crime log.







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