Thompson, CT — A now 21-year-old Thompson man was arrested today on charges stemming from the May 26th, 2024, crash, which left a young woman trapped in a vehicle for nearly two hours before crews were able to extricate her with life-threatening injuries.
At approximately 9:08 p.m. on Sunday, May 26th, 2024, the Community Fire Company was dispatched to Buckley Hill Rd, between Pompeo Rd and Rawson Ave, for a reported car vs tree motor vehicle accident. The operator was discovered outside the vehicle and transported to UMass (Worcester, MA) with life-threatening injuries. The passenger was trapped in the vehicle for approximately 2 hours as crews from 3 fire departments and 4 EMS agencies, including Life Flight, treated her injuries. She was ultimately extricated and transported by a UMass Memorial Life Flight ground ambulance to UMass with life-threatening injuries, which would change her life forever. Read our original article on the collision here.
On June 6th, 2025, now 21-year-old Wes McRoy of Thompson was arrested, charged, and held on a $100,000 bond (with the condition of no vehicle operation or use/possession of alcohol or illicit substance upon posting) for the following charges:
- Assault 2nd Degree – Motor Vehicle (C.G.S. 53a-60d)
- Reckless Endangerment 1st Degree (C.G.S. 53a-63)
- Reckless Driving (C.G.S. 14-222)
- Operation of a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs (C.G.S. 14-227a)
- Failure to Drive in the Proper Lane (C.G.S. 14-236)
According to an affidavit provided by the Connecticut State Police, a witness at the scene indicated he had been following the Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Northbound on Buckley Hill Road when he observed it doing donuts in the Pompeo Road intersection. The vehicle continued recklessly down the roadway, leaving tire marks along the way, when the operator lost control and spun into a tree.
The affidavit continued to state that the investigation determined the Chevrolet Camaro Z28 was traveling Northbound on Buckley Hill Road as it approached Pompeo Road. Donut-style tire marks were located from the vehicle between the three stop signs before exiting the intersection Northbound onto Buckley Hill Road. The Camaro continued Northbound when, approximately 377 ft from the crash site, burnout-style tire marks began and continued to the crash site in an S pattern across both lanes of travel. The vehicle then struck a large tree head-on and was redirected to face south-southeast.
The victim’s statement provided by the passenger indicated the pair had been at a party in Thompson before the collision. At the party, McRoy consumed marijuana dabs and at least one shot of vodka. The statement went on to detail McRoy’s history of reckless driving, which often consisted of burnouts and donuts, and had previously led to a ticket for Reckless Driving.