Crime & Safety

A Fender Bender On the Turnpike

A Jeep Cherokee blew through a red light and collided with a Toyota on Saturday, according to police.

John Babina Jr. shared a photo of a two-vehicle accident that took place on Monroe Turnpike at around 6 o'clock on Saturday night. Police said nobody was injured.

According to the police report, a 17-year-old female driving a Jeep Cherokee south on Route 111 failed to stop for a red light at the intersection of Elm Street, where a man, 46, was crossing toward Trumbull in a Toyota MR2.

Police said the jeep struck the Toyota on its rear-side panel.

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The teenager was issued an infraction for failure to obey a traffic control signal.


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