A 39-year-old construction worker has been arrested on felony charges for allegedly colliding with a Branford bicyclist on North Main Street and then fleeing the scene in his truck. Alberto Fonseca, who lives in Naugatuck, was arrested Tuesday following a nearly month-long police inquiry. Fonseca was held, then later released when he posted a $10,000 bond. The bicyclist, Madeleine Lastrange, a town resident, was seriously injured in the Aug. 4 hit-and-run. She has since been released from Yale-New Haven Hospital, Lt. Geoffrey Morgan said. Fonseca faces two charges, evading responsibility, a felony, and failing to drive in an established lane. The collision occurred near Ivy and Chestnut streets; the bike and the truck were going in the same direction. Police say Fonesca veered into the bicyclist. As a result, he is also charged with not being in the correct lane. Lastrange, 50, was thrown on the hood of the truck and carried a short distance. Then she fell off. According to police, the truck "literally drove over the bicycle and then just kept going down the road." Fonseca was working on a construction site at nearby Cedar Street. While police had identified the suspect almost immediately, Fonseca hired an attorney and decided he would not cooperate with police. Police Officer Michael Bonfiglio, the arresting officer, tracked Fonseca down soon after the hit and run occurred. Branford Police then went to court to obtain a search wa ...
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A 39-year-old construction worker has been arrested on felony charges for allegedly colliding with a Branford bicyclist on North Main Street and then fleeing the scene in his truck. Alberto Fonseca, who lives in Naugatuck, was arrested Tuesday following a nearly month-long police inquiry. Fonseca was held, then later released when he posted a $10,000 bond. The bicyclist, Madeleine Lastrange, a town resident, was seriously injured in the Aug. 4 hit-and-run. She has since been released from Yale-New Haven Hospital, Lt. Geoffrey Morgan said. Fonseca faces two charges, evading responsibility, a felony, and failing to drive in an established lane. The collision occurred near Ivy and Chestnut streets; the bike and the truck were going in the same direction. Police say Fonesca veered into the bicyclist. As a result, he is also charged with not being in the correct lane. Lastrange, 50, was thrown on the hood of the truck and carried a short distance. Then she fell off. According to police, the truck "literally drove over the bicycle and then just kept going down the road." Fonseca was working on a construction site at nearby Cedar Street. While police had identified the suspect almost immediately, Fonseca hired an attorney and decided he would not cooperate with police. Police Officer Michael Bonfiglio, the arresting officer, tracked Fonseca down soon after the hit and run occurred. Branford Police then went to court to obtain a search wa ...