Driver facing charges after downtown Seymour crash

A crash by a suspected drunk driver yesterday scattered debris for more than 150 yards in Seymour as the vehicle rolled repeatedly and crashed into another vehicle.

Seymour police say that the driver, identified as 26-year-old Ian Gardner of Seymour, appears to have been driving extremely fast near the Taco Bell on East Tipton Street, when he left the road, struck a culvert and then was struck by an oncoming vehicle. That was at about 5:35 a.m. yesterday morning.

Police say that Gardner was taken to Schneck Medical Center to be checked for injuries. He is facing preliminary charges of possession of stolen property, operating a vehicle while Intoxicated and driving while never having a license.