NORWALK -- Police are investigating a rollover crash in which the driver fled the scene, leaving his wrecked car in the middle of Glenwood Avenue early Saturday morning.
Officers responded to the crash scene after receiving multiple 911 calls about it at 1:45 a.m. When police arrived, they found a black Honda Civic on its hood, but the driver of the wrecked car was nowhere to be found, police said. Police were able to quickly locate a suspect in the crash after receiving assistance from multiple neighbors, police said. He was taken to Norwalk Hospital for his injuries. The investigation into the crash is continuing.
Norwalk Police also made a warrant arrest in connection with a similar accident. Anthony Tenore, 48, of 63 Osborne Ave., was charged with operation while under the influence and failure to drive right. He was held on $250 bond and given a court date of June 5.
Tenore allegedly flipped his truck after crashing into a parked car near the intersection of Strawberry Hill Avenue and William Street at 10:03 p.m. in October 2013. Norwalk firefighters had to extricate Tenore from his vehicle, and he was taken to Norwalk Hospital to be treated for various injuries, including a broken nose, police said.
Police obtained a search warrant to gain the results of the blood tests taken on Tenore at Norwalk Hospital and found that he had a blood alcohol level of .113 -- above the legal limit of .08 -- as well as marijuana in his system at the time of the crash, according to police.
State Police took Tenore into custody Friday and turned him over to Norwalk Police.