Intoxicated Female Driver Hits Reverse And Injures Police Officer

Sergeant Philip Ramey of the Branford Police Department was injured Sept. 2 after a vehicle he had stropped backed into the police cruiser he was operating.

According to a report from the department, the accident occurred on Commercial Parkway just before 8:30 p.m. as Sgt. Ramey was directing his efforts to combat intoxicated drivers over the holiday weekend. The efforts were part of a Department of Transportation funded DUI Comprehensive Grant Program. 

The operator, Crystal Carreras, 20, of Montoya Drive in Branford was subsequently arrested for operating while under the influence of alcohol, under 21 years of age, after responding officers determined she was intoxicated while operating the vehicle. 

The report goes on to state that Chief Kevin Halloran said that his agency remains committed to removing intoxicated drivers and reducing DUI crashes on Branford’s roadways. 

“Sergeant Ramey’s DUI efforts and the injury he sustained in this crash remind us of the dangers that intoxicated drivers pose to our society and the need for police to actively remove them.” Said Chief Halloran. 

Sgt. Ramey was eventually transported to an area medical facility where he was treated and later released for minor injures to his back. 

Carreras was released after she posted a $500 bond and is scheduled to appear in New Haven Court on September 11.