A state trooper was injured when a drunk driver crashed into a cruiser pulled over on Carrington Road (Route 69) in Bethany Tuesday, according to state police.
Police said that 32-year-old Anthony Waiters, of Waterbury, faces operating under the influence charges after he sideswiped the cruiser, which was pulled over on the side of the road from a previous traffic stop. Waiters kept driving after hitting the cruiser, trying to flee, according to police.
The accident happened around 12:35 a.m. near the intersection with Gaylord Mountain Road. The trooper was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital with minor injuries.
Waiters was not hurt, but police said his blood alcohol content was .2265, which is almost three times the legal limit of .08. He was arrested and charged with evading responsibility, operating under the influence of drugs/alcohol, and improper passing.
The suspect was released on a $1,500 and is due in court on Sept. 5, 2017.
The vehicle that had been stopped was not involved in the collision.
