Overview

• The 16-year-old driver, identified as Antony Gutierrez Silva, faces adult counts including negligent homicide, unlicensed operation, passenger restriction violations and evading responsibility resulting in death
• Moped rider Juan Otilio Tista Tista, 25, was killed after Silva’s vehicle allegedly entered his path at the Post Road and South Benson Road intersection on June 21
• After the collision, Silva fled without rendering aid, struck a witness’s vehicle during an attempted pursuit and was arrested later that night at his Bridgeport home
• Fairfield Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit is analyzing the left-turn collision dynamics to determine fault under state law that bars juvenile adjudication for serious motor vehicle offenses
• Police have praised 911 callers, witnesses and first responders for their swift reporting and lifesaving efforts at the scene