Teen charged with DUI after crashing to CT DOT plow truck on Route 9 in Berlin – Hartford Courant

A 19-year-old Berlin man was charged with DUI after crashing into a Connecticut Department of Transportation plow truck on Route 9 early Friday, according to the Connecticut State Police.

Troop H in Hartford received reports of a motor vehicle crash on Route 9 southbound in the area of Exit 23 in Berlin around 1 a.m. on Friday involving a DOT plow truck and a passenger vehicle, state police said.

The driver of the DOT plow truck told troopers he was treating the roadway on Route 9 when he was rear-ended by a Honda Accord. He said that two passengers in the Honda ran from the scene but the driver remained, according to state police.

The two passengers who fled were located a short distance away by officers from the Berlin Police Department and brought back to the scene, state police said.

Troopers alleged that the Honda driver, identified as Nicholas John Jutras, 19, of Berlin, was showing signs of possible impairment and said they detected a smell of alcohol.

State police said Jutras agreed to participate in field sobriety tests, which he allegedly failed. He was taken into custody and transported to Troop H in Hartford where he was charged with operating under the influence under age 21 and following too close resulting in a motor vehicle accident.

Jutras was released on a $1,500 bond and is scheduled for arraignment at New Britain Superior Court on March 9.

No injuries were reported, and the two Honda passengers were not charged in the incident, state police said.