Brooklyn, CT — A Pomfret man was arrested on September 17, 2026, more than a year after a serious Brooklyn crash involving his two young children, with Connecticut State Police investigators now alleging he deliberately drove off the roadway and struck a tree.
The crash occurred at approximately 2:55 p.m. on August 10, 2025, on Elliott Road in Brooklyn. As Quiet Corner Alerts previously reported, the Nissan Frontier left the roadway near 191 Elliott Road and struck a tree. The driver and his 7-year-old son were both airlifted to Rhode Island hospitals following the crash, while his 2-year-old daughter was transported by ambulance.
Read Quiet Corner Alerts’ original coverage of the crash
According to a Connecticut State Police arrest warrant obtained by Quiet Corner Alerts, investigators with the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad conducted an extensive examination of the crash scene and vehicle following the collision.
Investigators determined the Nissan was traveling westbound on Elliott Road when it left the roadway, traveled up an embankment and struck a tree on the passenger side of the vehicle. The impact caused the truck to rotate before coming to rest partially in the roadway.
Data recovered from the vehicle’s Airbag Control Module showed that approximately five seconds before impact, the Nissan was traveling approximately 76.8 mph. Investigators said the vehicle accelerated to approximately 83.2 mph before striking the tree.
According to the warrant, the accelerator pedal remained at 100 percent throughout the approximately five seconds of recorded pre-crash data, while no braking was recorded. Investigators also reported finding no evidence of evasive steering before impact.
State Police determined there were no roadway defects, mechanical failures or environmental conditions that caused or contributed to the crash. Investigators identified the driver’s failure to maintain his lane and excessive speed as contributing factors.
When first responders arrived, both children were in the rear seating area of the truck’s access cab. One child was found still secured in a rear-facing child safety seat, while the other was found outside of his forward-facing child safety seat.
The warrant also details the father’s actions immediately following the crash. According to investigators, while trapped inside the vehicle, he repeatedly pleaded with responding troopers to remove him first. Troopers remained with the father while fire personnel removed the children from the vehicle. After both children had been removed, fire personnel extricated the father.
While hospitalized, investigators said the father acknowledged consuming alcohol before driving with his children. Medical records reviewed by investigators indicated his blood-alcohol concentration was .178 during treatment at the hospital, more than twice Connecticut’s legal driving limit of .08.
Investigators also reviewed medical and behavioral health records as part of the investigation. According to the warrant, the father denied having suicidal thoughts or plans around the time of the crash.
After reviewing the physical evidence, vehicle data, medical records and statements gathered during the investigation, State Police concluded that the crash was a deliberate act rather than an accident.
Investigators wrote in the warrant that the Nissan’s high speed, continued acceleration, lack of braking and absence of evasive steering were consistent with a deliberate attempt to strike the tree. The warrant states investigators believed the father’s judgment and ability to focus were impaired by alcohol, but alleged he deliberately drove off the roadway and into the tree with his children inside the vehicle.
The father was arrested on September 17 and charged with second-degree assault with a motor vehicle, two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, two counts of risk of injury to a minor and reckless driving. He was ordered held on a $250,000 bond.
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