BROOKFIELD, Conn. — A Connecticut State Police sergeant has been suspended after being involved in a car crash with a police cruiser in Brookfield on Sunday evening.
Around 9:30 p.m., Sergeant Catherine Koeppel was off duty in a state police vehicle traveling north on Route 7 at the Route 202 intersection when the cruiser rear-ended a Kia Optima, also traveling north, state police said.
No injuries were reported.
Koeppel has been placed on suspension and assigned to administrative duties pending the outcome of the case, state police said.
State police said that there was probable cause to take enforcement action against Koeppel.
Koeppel was issued a misdemeanor summons for charges including following too close and evading responsibility. She was released on a $500 non-surety bond and is expected to appear in court on Aug. 9, 2022 at the Danbury Superior Court on White St.
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