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.

The Newington Ice Arena was evacuated on Saturday night due to crews detecting high levels of carbon monoxide in the arena.

Firefighters responded to the Newington Ice Arena when they got reports of illness like headaches and vomiting.

“On our meters, it got as high as 200 parts per million,” Newington Volunteer Fire Captain Kirk Rosemond said. “Usually when we get anything over 40, 50 that requires us to go in here so that we can go further in and investigate.”

Rosemond said prolonged exposure of 200 parts per million of carbon monoxide can cause headaches and dizziness. He said prolonged exposure can lead to serious health issues or even death.

Rosemond said leaks are common in the winter.

“We see an uptick of that during the cold months, especially after a snowstorm,” he said. “Could be a simple thing of a blocked vent or a malfunctioning furnace or boiler that is probably overworking themselves.”

Crews and Connecticut Natural Gas located a faulty HVAC unit and an ice resurfacing machine as the cause of high levels of carbon monoxide found in the building.

Property management is working to resolve these issues.

Hockey games were happening at the arena since 9 a.m., according to the arena’s website.

Rosemond said no one was injured.

Five years after snapping up a private Connecticut golf club for less than $2 million, its owners are now aiming for a far bigger return.

Quarry Ridge Golf Course — set among the rolling hills just outside Hartford — has hit the market, with a $4.4 million asking price, according to the commercial real estate site Crexi.com.

According to a story at the Middletown Press, some major renovations were made to the course, which opened as a 9-hole track in 1993. Another nine holes were added five years later.

The private golf course located at 9 Rose Hill Road last sold in early 2021 for $1.7 million to Tim and Patti Vale of Guilford and underwent extensive improvements to the conditions of the course and the renovation of the 7,000 square-foot clubhouse, which includes a golf shop, restaurant and bar, and a banquet facility.

According to the Portland Tax Assessor’s office, which lists the owner as Nexus Golf Properties, the land is currently appraised at $463,500 and the building is appraised at $3,148,800 for a total appraisal of 3,612,300. The property is assessed at $2,528,610.

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According to the listing a total of $1.2 million was spent on enhancements, including the clubhouse renovations, air conditioning upgrades; patio construction to host events and banquets, golf course maintenance equipment, golf course enhancements, lighting, signage and improvements to owned home site on adjacent parcel to golf course.