Bridgeport man gets 3 years in death of Shelton police sergeant

DERBY —  Bridgeport resident Bruce Knapik Sr. was sentenced Thursday to 10 years suspended after three years served on a charge of second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle in the death of Shelton police Sgt. Orville Smith.
Judge Burton Kaplan presided in Derby Superior Court.
Knapik, 65, was driving a pickup truck July 3, 2010, on Leavenworth Road when he hit Smith as Smith was directing traffic. Smith died of his injuries several days later.
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