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Greenwich Man Who Hit Stamford Cop With Car Arrested After Police Chase

STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Greenwich man who said he had just left a Knights of Columbus retirement dinner had to be dragged from his vehicle after a police pursuit in which he struck an officer with his vehicle, police said.

Richard Scully, 61, of 54 Sheephill Road, Greenwich, was arrested on charges of striking a police officer with his motor vehicle and then was involved in a police chase.

Richard Scully, 61, of 54 Sheephill Road, Greenwich, was arrested on charges of striking a police officer with his motor vehicle and then was involved in a police chase.

Photo Credit: Stamford Police Department

Richard Scully, 61, of 54 Sheephill Road, was charged with driving the wrong way on a one-way street, striking an officer with a motor vehicle, evading responsibility, engaging police in pursuit, operating under the influence and interfering with police.

Bond was set at $1,000, and he is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Oct. 9.

The incident started around 9:45 p.m. Thursday when an officer noticed a black GMC Canyon driving the wrong way on South State Street, police said.

The vehicle stopped at South State Street and Canal Street, police said. The officer approached the vehicle and tried to speak with the driver, police said.

As he walked around the front of the vehicle to the driver's side, the motorist struck the officer on the left thigh and hip with the front bumper of the vehicle, police said. The motorist drove away northbound on to Canal Street, police said.

He eluded police and entered I-95 southbound, police said. Officers followed him and were able to stop the car as he left on Exit 5 into Riverside, police said.

The man had to be dragged out of the vehicle after he refused to cooperate, police said. He struck his head on the pavement when he was pulled from the vehicle, police said.

He told officers he had been at the Knights of Columbus dinner but didn't have anything to drink, police said. He smelled of alcohol and failed the field sobriety tests, police said. When taken back to headquarters, he refused to take the breath exam, police said.

Sgt. Kelly Connelly said he had been involved in a previous wrong-way driving incident four years ago.

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