Milford police: Man hit pedestrian, crashed into a liquor store while DUI

Kenneth Longfield, 58, was charged with driving under the influence, second-degree assault with a motor vehicle, evading responsibility and reckless endangerment, Milford, Conn., police said on Feb. 3, 2018. Kenneth Longfield, 58, was charged with driving under the influence, second-degree assault with a motor vehicle, evading responsibility and reckless endangerment, Milford, Conn., police said on Feb. 3, 2018. Photo: Contributed Photo / Milford Police Department / Contributed Photo Photo: Contributed Photo / Milford Police Department / Contributed Photo Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Milford police: Man hit pedestrian, crashed into a liquor store while DUI 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

MILFORD — A man crashed through a storefront Saturday evening after hitting a pedestrian while driving under the influence, police said.

Around 6 p.m., officers responded to the Crushed Grape liquor store at 254 Melba Street, said Public Information Officer Mike DeVito. He said the operator of the vehicle, Kenneth Longfield was arrested at the scene.

Longfield, 58, was charged with driving under the influence, second-degree assault with a motor vehicle, evading responsibility and reckless endangerment, DeVito said.

While in the parking lot of Dollar General at 234 Melba Street, DeVito said Longfield hit a pedestrian walking into the store and crashed into the front entrance of the store.

The pedestrian was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital with a possible upper leg injury that DeVito said was non-life-threatening.

Then, while attempting to flee the scene, DeVito said Longfield lost control of his vehicle and crashed through the front entrance of the liquor store. A photo from the scene shows the vehicle inside the building.

Though the Dollar General and the liquor store are not in the same building strip, they do share a driveway.