Well the day finally came–yes, the day I received the accident report from the Southington Police Department.

To refresh, I was in an accident in Southington, on the Cheshire line last Thursday, June 19th. The other driver involved did not stay at the scene, but was stopped by the Cheshire Police Department.

Now the report from Southington Police list the other driver as Christopher J. Shea, 38 of East Hartford. According to the accident report:

"Upon arrival on the scene of a two car motor vehicle accident, investigation revealed T.U. (whatever that means) #2 (Shea), was traveling south on Marion Avenue in the area of Meriden-Waterbury Road. As T.U. #2 was traveling it pulled to the right, stopped and then pulled to the left in an attempt to continue straight. As T.U. #2 pulled to the left it struck the left rear bumper of T.U. #1 (Me). At the time of the collision T.U. #1 (Me) was traveling south on Marion Avenue and was attempting to pass T.U. #2.

After the collision T.U. #2 fled the scene south on Marion Ave. T.U. #2 was subsequently stopped by Cheshire Police and the driver was charged with several violations including DUI and engaging an officer in pursuit.

Upon interviewing Operator #2 at Cheshire PD Operator #2 said he might have hit something but was not sure. Operator #2 was issued a summons for Evading Responsibility and Turns Restricted and given a court date in Meriden of 7/01/08"

Now I have a "Press Release" from the Cheshire Police Department that states the court date is 7/11/08 so I wonder WHEN the actual court date is!! Or are there two separate court dates because of two separate incidents in Southington and in Cheshire. So the Cheshire court date may be 7-1-08 and the Southington date may be 7-11-08 now that I think of it. Oh BROTHER!!

According to the CPD "Press Release" it states:

"On 6-19-08 at approximately 1344 hours (1:44 p.m.) Cheshire Police received a 911 call from a motorist (me) who stated that a vehicle struck her vehicle and then took off. Cheshire Police located the vehicle moments later and attempted to stop it, when it took off at a high rate of speed.

The vehicle struck a curb, took off again, and eventually stopped for the officer. After an investigation on scene it was determined that the hit and run occurred in the Town of Southington. The operator and lone occupant was taken into custody and charged with DWI, Engaging Police in Pursuit, and Failure to Drive in the Proper Lane. Shea was transported to CPD Headquarters where he was processed and later released on a $1,000 bond. Shea is scheduled to appear in Meriden Superior Court on 7-11-2008 to answer to the charges."

Now I just "happened to go onto the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch’s website where you can get upcoming and pending criminal and motor vehicle cases.

I typed in Christopher J. Shea with the 1970 birthdate and UNLESS THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE WITH THE SAME NAME, SAME MIDDLE INITIAL AND SAME BIRTHDATE, the records show that a Christopher J. Shea birth year 1970 was charged by Wethersfield Police on 5/14/2008 with "ILL OPN MV UNDER INFL ALC/DRUG and Following Too Closely." He was released on a $2,500 (this case only nonsurety) (released from custody). and is scheduled to appear in New Britain Superior Court on July 14, 2008.

it looks like someone may be traipsing the state of Connecticut’s court system in July!!

This means that within a months time there has been with TWO DWI charges.

But what gets me, is the Wethersfield Police released this person on a $2,500 (non surety bond).

Cheshire Police released this person after he posted the $1,000 bond. WHAT?? HELLO??

This doesn’t make sense!! Did someone not KNOW that if this IS THE SAME person that this person has the same PENDING CHARGES in another jurisdiction? Does it matter? I don’t know. How come the bond was a lesser amount in Cheshire?

Shea’s vehicle a 2008 Chevy Tahoe was registered to a "CAMRAC INC. which is Enterprise Rent A Car out of Windsor Locks. What does THAT TELL YOU?

I will be attempting to talk to the Police Chief Friday on the phone (a private conversation) because I am not sure of all of this and don;t want to jump to any conclusions. All I can say is, if this IS the same person, OMG, I can’t believe it. I hope this person gets help because obviously there is a problem here.

I hope IF this IS the same person that this person never drives again!!! But as you know, it is really difficult to stop someone from driving if they really want to. I don’t know what to think, but I am NOT TOO HAPPY. That is why I hope to get an explanation Friday and clear things up. I am not sure what a nonsurety bond is, but why wasn’t the bail higher this last time, or as I said above, does it matter? You would think it would.

I keep having to make changes here because I am so upset over this it is beyond belief. Last year, my husband got hit by a drunk driver near Marlboro, Mass. on 495. Luckily, my husband was not hurt and the DRUNK stopped because when he collided with our 1991 Toyota Camry, the DRUNK got knocked over three lanes of highway and into a ditch!! YEAH!! And the DRUNK had a Dodge Durango!!

UPDATE :Here is what a NON SURETY BOND IS–Non-surety bond: the defendant’s signature alone guarantees the amount of bond. The defendant is not required to post any property as collateral, or retain the services of a professional bail bondsman. Oh that’s great!!

Here is the info from the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch Docket. Click on the SQUARE under DOCKET to see the information. It got cut off because the parameters are too wide for my site.

Defendant (Last, First)	Birth Year	Court	Next Activity/Status	Next Activity/Status Date	Docket No.
SHEA CHRISTOPHER	1970	Meriden GA 7	Arraignment	07/11/2008 10:00 AM	N07M-MV08-0490780-S
SHEA CHRISTOPHER J	1970	New Britain GA 15	Awaiting Plea	07/14/2008 10:00 AM	H15N-MV08-0356474-S
1