Overview

• Middletown Superior Court cleared 19-year-old Azmir Djurkovic after defense attorneys demonstrated he was not behind the wheel of the speeding Mercedes.
• Carlson & Dumeer attorneys presented side-by-side dashcam stills revealing differences in wheel color, roof color, door handles, exhaust molding and vehicle model year.
• The defense firm submitted evidence that Djurkovic was at home and in bed at 8:55 a.m. on June 4, when state police recorded the Mercedes exceeding 130 mph on Interstate 91.
• Connecticut State Police confirmed the dismissal on June 27 and acknowledged a pending Freedom of Information Act request for the trooper’s dashcam footage.
• The case has prompted scrutiny of state police investigative processes and calls for more rigorous verification of vehicle and driver identity before filing charges.