Yesterday afternoon, a wave of powerful thunderstorms ripped through Western Connecticut and left portions of Danbury in darkness. Tearing down power lines and ripping trees out of the ground, the fast-moving afternoon storm created havoc for many commuters traveling on the roads, which are usually busy during that time on the day.
Thousands of residents in Danbury and the surrounding area were left in darkness with people in Newtown reporting a possible tornado (I don't know if that was confirmed at the time of this posting).
After leaving a meeting at City Hall, I witnessed the aftermath of one serious accident that occurred on Balmforth Avenue. As you'll see in the following video clip, the storm pulled a old tree and place it across the road, split a power line, which dropped on one truck while basically splitting another car in half.
(Note: the following footage is enhanced and portions blurry because due to darkness. Excuse my "oh my God" and "oh my goodness" comments but it was one hell of a scene to witness).
I have to thank the firefighters of Waterwitch Hose Co #7 for providing me details of the accident scene.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
Yesterday afternoon, a wave of powerful thunderstorms ripped through Western Connecticut and left portions of Danbury in darkness. Tearing down power lines and ripping trees out of the ground, the fast-moving afternoon storm created havoc for many commuters traveling on the roads, which are usually busy during that time on the day. 
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
