Monroe PD: Seven officers in hospital following police pursuit

WATERBURY, Conn. (WFSB) - Seven Waterbury Police Officers are in the hospital today after a police chase from Waterbury to Monroe.

Waterbury Police say they tried to talk with 25-year-old Hannah Casperson, in the area of Rutledge and East Main Street, when she took off in a white hummer, and crashed into a police cruiser.

All seven officers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

According to police, Casperson was wanted in connection with a series of car break-ins in Wolcott. Officials say she has multiple outstanding warrants for her arrest.

Video shows her reversing before slamming into another police cruiser and a parked car, then took off.

Waterbury police followed her into Monroe.

Monroe Police Chief Keith White said, “this morning the Monroe Police Department was informed the Waterbury Police Department was coming to town trying to stop a white hummer.”

When Casperson got to the intersection of Wheeler Road and the Monroe Turnpike, she lost control of the hummer.

“As they proceeded into a town a collision occurred in the area of Route 110 by Wheeler Road resulting in damage to seven Waterbury Police Cruisers. Extensive damage to the white hummer and damage to a pole in the immediate area,” said White.

Monroe Police say out of the seven cruisers that were hit, six of them had heavy damage.

“Because of the incident, seven of the officers were taken to the local hospital in Bridgeport to be treated for unknown life-threatening injuries at this point. The operator of the white hummer was taken into custody. At this point, she’s also down at the hospital being treated for her injuries sustained in the incident,” said White.

According to reports, she has additional charges pending.

Police reports say this incident is an active investigation involving multiple agencies.

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