Early on Saturday morning, August 29, a Bridgeport man was arrested after crashing a minivan in a construction zone on the I 95.
According to Norwalk Police, the incident happened at around 2 a.m. They were chasing 35 year old Marino De Los Santos in a minivan as an officer had noticed a minor equipment violation when the minivan was traveling northbound on West Avenue. The officer attempted to check the registration plate and when he discovered it was stolen he pursued the vehicle onto the I 95 southbound. The officer called off the pursuit when he noticed a construction zone ahead but the minivan continued at speed and lost control in the construction zone near exit 11 which is just before the Darien border. The minivan crashed into a guard rail and a construction truck before coming to a halt. Two construction workers were injured and the force of the impact ejected one of the female passengers from the minivan who was seriously injured.
De Los Santos, two female passengers and the two construction workers were taken by ambulance to hospitals in Norwalk and Stamford.
De Los Santos was arrested and admitted he had been drinking and he did not have a driving license.
He was charged with driving under the influence, four counts of assault in the second-degree with a motor vehicle, reckless operation, engaging in pursuit, possession of stolen registration plate, misuse of plates, operating a motor vehicle without a license, failure to carry an insurance card and failure to have tail lamps.
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