Plainfield, CT – A Griswold man left two of his passengers trapped after crashing his Jeep and fleeing on foot. The man was later arrested on an outstanding warrant and charges from the crash.
According to the Plainfield Police Department, at approximately 9:35 PM on Friday, February 14th, 2025, a Jeep, operated by 29-year-old Jacob Clark of Griswold, was traveling South on Black Hill Rd when it left the roadway, flipping several times into the tree line. During the collision both passengers, a 27-year-old Plainfield man and a 31-year-old Berlin MA woman, became trapped in the vehicle requiring the Central Village Fire Department to cut them free before they were transported to Backus Hospital (Norwich) with minor injuries. Clark fled the scene on foot before police arrived.
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The subsequent investigation revealed Clark had an active arrest warrant out of Plainfield and a suspended license. On Saturday, February 15th, State Troopers assigned to Troop E (Montville) took him into custody without incident. He was released on bond after being charged with the following crimes:
- Warrant
- Criminal Mischief 3rd Degree (C.G.S. 53a-117)
- Larceny 5th Degree (C.G.S. 53a-125a)
- Crash
- Failure to Maintain Proper Lane (C.G.S. 14-236)
- Operating Under Suspension (C.G.S. 14-215)
- Reckless Endangerment (C.G.S. 53a-63)
- Evading Responsibility relating to the motor vehicle crash (C.G.S. 14-224)
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