NEW MILFORD — A 22 year old local man is facing evading responsibility charges after leaving the site of a crash on Danbury Road.
Benjamin Sammartano, of Church Street, New Milford was arrested after an investigation into a 2 vehicle crash that happened on Dec. 1 in the area of 28 Danbury Road about 6:13 p.m., police said.
Sammartano, driving a 2004 red Toyota Corolla, pulled out of the Hess gas station and struck a passing FedEx truck, then left the scene, according to police.
Sammartano was charged with evading responsibility and released on a $500 bond with a court date of Dec. 15 in Superior Court in Bantam.