Connecticut
Man Accused Of Running Over Woman Charged With Manslaughter: Police
WOLCOTT, CT — Two men were charged this week in connection to the untimely death of a woman in Wolcott back in February after one of the men ran her over with his truck, according to police.
In a news release, Wolcott police said they were contacted around 3 a.m. on Feb. 10 by Bristol police, who had been called to Bristol Hospital that morning in response to an untimely death.
When Bristol officers arrived, they learned Alexandra Standish, 37, had been taken to the hospital by her boyfriend, Brandon Hamel, with serious internal and external injuries. She later succumbed to her injuries and died, according to police.
Hamel told Bristol police Standish was injured at their house on Central Avenue in Wolcott but was uncooperative with information about the events leading up to her death, according to police.
Wolcott police responded to Bristol Hospital for further investigation, during which officers learned Standish may have been run over by a vehicle while standing in her driveway on Central Avenue, police said.
Detectives later found evidence in the driveway of the house that showed a possible crime scene, police said. The Connecticut State Police Major Crimes Unit was notified and responded to the house for evidence processing.
After an extensive investigation, Wolcott police concluded Standish, Hamel and their close friend James Sadlowski, 31, were drinking at a local restaurant until approximately 1 a.m. on Feb. 9.
Hamel and Standish then left the restaurant together and traveled home to Central Avenue with Sadlowski following behind in his pickup truck, police said.
When they arrived at the house, Sadlowski parked in the driveway and sat in his truck while Hamel parked the couple’s vehicle in the garage. Standish then exited the vehicle and went to speak with Sadlowski in the driveway, police said.
Sadlowski backed out of the driveway a few minutes later and ran over Standish, who was standing behind the truck, according to police.
As Standish was laying in the driveway unconscious and severely injured, Sadlowski stopped his truck and Hamel came out to the driveway, police said.
According to police, there was a long delay before the two men attempted to assist Standish and did not call 911. Instead, they lifted Standish into Hamel’s vehicle and Hamel took her to Bristol Hospital while Sadlowski drove back to a Meriden motel he was staying at.
Police said they obtained this information from footage captured on a Ring video camera at Standish’s home.
Surveillance video footage from the hospital also showed Hamel “was in no rush to get Standish care,” according to police.
“[Hamel] is observed with no urgency to get hospital staff to extricate Standish from the vehicle,” police said in a news release. “Surveillance [footage] also showed that Hamel was uncooperative with staff and was blocking them from getting to Standish, who was slumped over in the front passenger seat.”
Standish received emergency care but ultimately succumbed to her injuries, police said.
James Sadlowski was arrested on a warrant Thursday at a motel in Meriden. He was charged with second-degree manslaughter, intentional cruelty to persons, failure to renew motor vehicle registration, illegal operation of a motor vehicle under suspension of an operator’s license, illegal operation of a motor vehicle with no insurance and evading responsibility that cause a death.
His bond was set at $500,000, according to police.
Police said Hamel is currently recovering from serious injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident just weeks after the incident. Once discharged, he will be arrested and charged with interfering with a police investigation and intentional cruelty to a person.
His bond has been set at $100,00, according to police.
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Connecticut influencer busted for going 112-mph over the speed limit after sharing video of the stunt online
A social media influencer in Connecticut who filmed himself driving at a whopping 137-miles per hour got busted after he shared footage of the stunt online.
Giovanni Petruzziello who owns a high-end car repair shop in North Haven, filmed himself driving his Porche zipping through a 25 mph zone at the breathtaking speed.
Petruzziello, 27, then shared the footage with his 250,000-plus Instagram followers.
Connecticut State Police allege Petruzziello reached speeds up to five times the posted limits on residential streets in the towns of Durham, Haddam, and Killingworth, reported the Daily Voice.
Petruzziello also allegedly filmed himself driving a Ferrari at 88 mph in a neighborhood with a 30 mph speed limit, the site reported.
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Another video shows him allegedly driving a Lamborghini at 112 mph on Route 79 in Durham, which has a posted speed limit of 45 mph.
Petruzziello also allegedly blew through stop signs and nearly hit other vehicles, the videos showed.
He was arrested during a May 19 traffic stop, and posted $150,000 bond for his release.
He was charged with seven counts of reckless driving and three counts of second-degree reckless endangerment.
The arrest comes a month after a dardeviling Connecticut motorcyclist was busted for YouTube videos he made, speeding down the highway at almost 200 miles an hour.
Petruzziello is the founder and owner of The LAB — short for Legends Auto Boutique.
The LAB customizes luxury and high-end foreign vehicles, according to its website.
More than 100,000 Connecticut residents will soon receive letters notifying them of medical debt relief, according to a community announcement.
Gov. Ned Lamont announced May 21 that the second round of an initiative, launched last year in partnership with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, is underway. The program aims to eliminate medical debt for residents who meet specific income criteria.
Undue Medical Debt negotiates with hospitals and other providers to eliminate large portfolios of qualifying medical debt. To qualify, residents must have an income at or below four times the federal poverty level or have medical debt that is 5% or more of their income.
In this round, the state invested $575,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funding. Undue Medical Debt was able to negotiate with a secondary market partner to acquire and eliminate more than $100 million in qualifying medical debt. The first round, which occurred in December, eliminated approximately $30 million in medical debt for 23,000 residents.
Those who have been identified for relief will receive a branded envelope and letter from Undue Medical Debt in the mail over the next several days. (To view a sample of what this letter looks like, click here.)
“Medical debt causes additional anxiety and stress when individuals and families are coping with potentially life-threatening health situations,” Lamont said. “Over the next few days, more than 100,000 Connecticut residents who have been struggling to pay their medical bills will feel relief when they receive letters in the mail notifying them that their debt has been erased. I am hopeful that additional medical partners will soon sign onto this program to help more Connecticut families through further rounds of this initiative.”
Allison Sesso, CEO and president of Undue Medical Debt, expressed gratitude for the state’s continued partnership in providing medical debt relief.
“The erasure of these debts of necessity wouldn’t be possible without community-minded leaders like Governor Lamont and his team, who believe medical debt should not be a hindrance to seeking needed care,” Sesso said. “We look forward to continuing our work in the state so families can seek healthcare with dignity.”
State Rep. Cristin McCarthy Vahey, co-chair of the legislature’s Public Health Committee, also praised the initiative.
“Medical debt can be a crippling burden on patients, especially those who are already struggling to make ends meet,” Vahey said. “Erasing medical debt for an additional 100,000 residents will greatly ease the stress they are facing and will free them up to focus on their health and well-being. Thank you to Governor Lamont and Undue Medical Debt for their leadership on this innovative program.”
There is no application process for this relief, as the debt erasure occurs through the purchase of large, qualifying bundled portfolios of debt from participating partners like hospitals and collection agencies.
Lamont plans to continue partnering with Undue Medical Debt for further rounds of medical debt cancellation. The governor and the Connecticut General Assembly have enacted legislation that makes $6.5 million in ARPA funding available for this initiative.
This story was created by reporter Beth McDermott, bmcdermott1@gannett.com, with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at cm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct or share your thoughts at http://bit.ly/3RapUkA with our News Automation and AI team.
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