Uncooperative deer and a vehicle-hopping suspect in Plainfield – Norwich Bulletin

John Penney jpenney@norwichbulletin.com, (860) 857-6965 @jpenneynb

WednesdayMar25,2020at1:05PMMar25,2020at1:05PM

PLAINFIELD It was a busy Tuesday night for Plainfield police officers, with a stop-sign running, vehicle-hopping suspect tracked down and a flaming car crash being blamed on road-crossing deer.

At approximately 8:06 p.m., Plainfield Police Department officers attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop on 31-year-old Chaz St. George, of Moosup, for allegedly running a stop sign. Police said St. George left the scene but was seen pulling into a private driveway on North Main Street.

Police said St. George fled his vehicle on foot and officers deployed department K9 Warin, who tracked the suspect to an area several streets away. Police said St. George was picked up by another vehicle, but was later found.

St. George was charged with interfering with an officer, driving with a suspended license and a stop sign violation. He was releasedon a $2,500 cash bond and is due to be arraigned on April 13 in Danielson Superior Court.

Hours later at 10:02 p.m., police and members of the Atwood Hose Fire Department and American Legion Ambulance were called to the area of 557 Putnam Road in the Wauregan section of town for a report of a car vs tree collision.

Police said a 2009 Nissan Rouge driven by a 31-year-old Plainfield man was traveling north on Putnam Road when several deer crossed in front of his vehicle, forcing him to swerve across the southbound land, off the road and through a patch of woods. Police said the mans vehicle struck a tree and retaining wall in a yard before it was engulfed in flames, according to a police press release.

The driver managed to get out of the vehicle and refused treatment for possible minor injuries. The crash remains under investigation.

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