Police believe that a man who was convicted of being part of a group which committed a double murder in 1978 was also involved in driving a car into an Ansonia building last week. The accident sent all of the car’s passengers to the hospital, one with serious injuries.
According to police, Stanley J. Chenkus, a Waterbury resident, was the driver of the 2002 Buick LeSabre which went off the road at the Route 8 exit ramp at Division Street in the mid-morning hours on May 20. The car collided with a parked car, knocked over a telephone pole, and finally crashed into a Westfield Ave doctor’s office. No one in the office was reported to have been injured in the accident.
Police say that the incident is still under investigation but that no one has been arrested in connection with the crashed as of yet. The victims, a 28 year-old male, a 51 year-old female, and a 47 year-old female, were all taken to area hospitals as a result of the accident. Published reports indicate that all the victims were released from the hospital by Friday, May 23, with the exception of the 28 year old male, who remained hospitalized for the treatment of serious arm and leg injuries.
If you or someone you know have an injured in a serious accident in Waterbury, call the Law Offices of Hastings, Cohan & Walsh, LLP – 89 Oak Street Hartford, CT 06106-1515 – (888) 244-5480
