Friday, September 16, 2011

Bridgeport man accused of fatally injuring Shelton cop in drunken driving crash gets plea offer

By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo
Naugatuck Valley Bureau Chief
The alleged drunken driver who struck Shelton police Sgt. Orville Smith, fatally injuring him, is considering a plea bargain offer from the state.
Bruce Knapik, 64, of Bridgeport, appeared briefly in Superior Court in Derby Friday before Judge Burton Kaplan.
Knapik’s defense attorney, Edward Gavin of Bridgeport, said he has met with prosecutor Marjorie Sozanski and the judge to discuss a potential resolution of the case, and an offer is on the table.

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