Crime & Safety
Driver in Stratford Nail Salon Crash Charged w/ DUI
Dennis Leach faces a DUI charge for allegedly driving drunk and crashing into a local nail salon.
A 46-year-old Stratford man is accused of driving drunk when he crashed his vehicle into a local nail salon Friday afternoon, injuring nine people, police said Monday.
Dennis Leach is charged with operating while under the influence; risk of injury to a minor; second-degree assault with a motor vehicle (four counts); and third-degree assault (five counts).
The accident occurred at 411 Barnum Avenue Cutoff, at the storefront of Pretty Nails salon, at about 4 p.m. Friday.
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Police said Monday there were nine victims in the crash, one of which is listed in critical condition, although the injuries "do not appear to be life-threatening at this time."
The case is still under investigation, said Stratford police spokesman Lt. Frank Eannotti.
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Leach was released from police custody after posting $50,000 bond.
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