Arrest Made In Fatal Crash Which Killed East Windsor Elected Official
EAST WINDSOR, CT — A Glastonbury man turned himself in at East Windsor police headquarters Friday afternoon after learning of a warrant for his arrest in connection with a 2-car collision on Route 5 which killed a newly-elected town official on Nov. 18.
Suresh Kumar Sharma, 83, was charged with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle and failure to grant right of way from a private driveway. He was released on a $2,500 non-surety bond, and is slated to appear Feb. 5 in Hartford Superior Court, Lt. Michael Poliquin said.
According to a police report, Sharma was exiting the parking lot at Nonna’s Pizza Restaurant at 140 South Main Street when he pulled his Genesis G80 into the path of a southbound Buick LeSabre operated by Courtney Gaylor, 58.
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Gaylor, who had just won a seat on the East Windsor Board of Finance in the Nov. 7 municipal election and was due to be sworn into office the following Tuesday, was extricated from her car by rescue personnel, but was pronounced dead at an area hospital, Chief Matthew Carl said.
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