Connecticut
Connecticut man charged with DWI after striking pedestrians in the Bronx, police say
A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk in the Bronx and hitting pedestrians on a sidewalk late Friday night.
It happened just before 11 p.m. in the Tremont section.
Video shows van mount sidewalk
According to police, Abner Rosa Blanco, of Bridgeport, was driving a white van westbound on East Tremont Avenue when he failed to stay on the road and mounted the sidewalk at Monterey Avenue.
Surveillance video shows the van drifting towards the curb as the driver goes through the intersection, then traveling up onto the sidewalk at the corner, crashing into a pole, a sign and a trash can.
Additional video shows witness Kenyatta Squires ducking into a corner deli moments before the van barrels onto the sidewalk toward two pedestrians standing outside a business.
“Once I seen him coming, I was like, oh s***. Jumped back into the store,” Squires told CBS News New York. “It could’ve been me. He could’ve hit me first, but lucky I was on point.”
Video shows the van strike the pedestrians, then come to a stop after hitting a building.
The two victims, a 21-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman, were both taken to a local hospital in stable condition. Both are expected to recover.
Blanco, 42, was not injured. He was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated.
Witnesses describe chaotic aftermath
Kenny Lam was in the kitchen of Dynasty Taste Chinese Restaurant when he heard the crash.
“Boom, and customers say, oh my God,” he said.
Describing what was a community effort, Lam said witnesses ran toward the van to prevent Blanco from fleeing while also tending to the victims.
Witnesses said Blanco appeared to not be coherent.
“He’s like, ‘Yo, what happened?’” Squires said. “Yo, you just hit two people. What do you mean, ‘what happened?’ You don’t know what happened?”
Three businesses, including Lam’s restaurant and Ramon’s Unisex Barbershop, were damaged in the crash.
“Never seen nothing like that before,” barbershop employee Sylvester Ingram said.
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (WFSB) – People like Dena Pizzoferrato are changing what they put in their grocery carts after hearing about a cyclosporiasis outbreak.
“I’m kind of a little nervous so I’m looking to see what I buy right now,” Pizzoferrato said. “Today I didn’t buy any lettuce. I said I’m OK for now.”
Doctors say the illness is spread through parasites that make their way onto fresh produce. There have been 23 reported cases in Connecticut since May, but the CDC says the number is likely higher. Across the country, more than 840 cases and 86 hospitalizations have been reported in 31 states.
Symptoms include diarrhea and nausea that can last days to weeks. Doctors have not identified a source for the outbreak.
Dr. Ulysses Wu, chief epidemiologist at Hartford HealthCare, said a range of produce could be contaminated.
“Typical things you would think are vegetables or fruits. In the past, it’s been raspberries, basil, cilantro. You may find it in lettuces, bagged salads. So it’s a variety of things that can be contaminated, but they have not found it at this time,” said Wu.
Wu said residents should take precautions with their produce. “Take precautions with your fruit and your produce. We give the same advice when people go overseas that you should always peel something. You should always boil something,” he said.
Doctors also recommend washing produce thoroughly if boiling is not an option, and washing hands regularly.
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Chip Rubenstein, owner of Chip’s Auto Sales of Milford, says he’s honored to celebrate the dealership’s 50th anniversary alongside America’s 250th birthday.
“I opened Chip’s Auto Sales in 1976, during a chaotic time for our nation in the world,” said Rubenstein, “50 years later, I am so proud of the legacy I’ve created as somebody who always tried his best to do right, and to serve my community proudly.”
Intense flames engulfed a car early Saturday morning in Trumbull.
Officials say it happened around 3:30 a.m. on Richfield Drive near the Bridgeport town line.
Trumbull and Bridgeport fire crews worked to put out the flames.
It was not immediately known how the fire started or if there were any injuries.
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