Richard Kenny, a Traffic Division police officer, who was responding by motorcycle to an emergency call, escaped serious injury Friday after he was hit by another vehicle.
According to police, Kenny was headed east on Main Street in Branford at noon, with his lights and siren, when a car turned left in front of him. He impacted with the vehicle and skidded across the pavement onto a lawn.
The driver of the vehicle was 69 year old Cheryl Dombrowski, of Applewood Road. She was cited for failure to grant the right of way from a private driveway and disobeying the signal of an officer.
Chief Kevin Halloran said that Officer Kenny was able to carry out evasive maneuvering and enter a controlled slide due to his extensive motorcycle training by the Connecticut State Police. That, together with years of experience as a motorcycle officer helped him to avoid serious injury.
He went on to say that he was very fortunate not to be seriously injured.
Brandford Fire Department paramedics provided treatment at the scene, and then Kenney was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital for further evaluation and treatment.
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