A man who said he witnessed Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody graze a guardrail while driving his city-issued SUV in May told emergency dispatchers in a 911 call the vehicle was speeding and veering all over the road.
The man said he thought it was a law enforcement vehicle, which was “flying” along Route 154 late in the afternoon of May 31 near Haddam, according to a 911 call released by state police Tuesday.
Nearly two minutes later the witness added that the vehicle was speeding as it traveled on Route 154.
“He’s going. He’s going like a bat out of hell,” the man said.