Late Thursday night, an already stressful drive escalated into chaos when officers from the South Windsor Police Department arrived at the intersection of Graham Road and Mark Drive around 10 p.m., responding to a crash caused by a reckless maneuver. According to Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, investigators determined that 30-year-old Everett Trotman of Windsor “purposefully and recklessly pulled in front of another vehicle and slammed on his brakes,” triggering a collision and putting lives at risk.
When police arrived, they say Trotman appeared to be under the influence and was uncooperative on scene, refusing to participate in standardized field sobriety testing. The crash itself involved two others riding in Trotman’s vehicle, who were potentially injured by the sudden stop, though details about the extent of their injuries remain undisclosed.
As the officers attempted to process the arrest, things escalated further: Trotman allegedly refused to behave, and even stuffed his shirt into the jail cell toilet in an attempt to flood the cell. “While attempting to process Trotman, he refused and attempted to flood the jail cell by stuffing his shirt in the toilet,” Sgt. Cleverdon said.
The charges are significant. Trotman was booked on multiple counts: operating under the influence, second‐degree criminal mischief, interfering with an officer, drinking while driving, reckless endangerment, and failing to wear a seat belt. He has been held on a $10,000 surety bond and is scheduled to appear in court in Manchester this Friday.
For other drivers in the area that night, the incident was both shocking and a stark reminder of what can happen when split‐second decisions go dangerously wrong. A driver suddenly forced to brake slammed into by another—such a maneuver can ripple out into damage, injury, and audits of lives in a moment. The community, still processing the details, is reminded of how quickly a routine drive can become a serious legal and safety nightmare.
At the heart of the matter is a combination of impaired judgment and traffic violation with harmful results. Trotman’s insistence—or refusal—to cooperate with police added a new layer to the incident, transforming a crash investigation into a more complex arrest scenario. According to the police, his refusal to take the sobriety tests and subsequent behavior in custody may influence both how the case proceeds and how it is perceived by the public and the court.
While the official statements did not disclose specific injuries or major property damage beyond the crash, the nature of the charges—especially reckless endangerment—suggests the police believe the incident had the potential to result in more serious harm. For Trotman, the coming days will involve legal appearances, likely bail considerations, and steps toward addressing the multiple charges laid out by authorities.
The intersection where the crash occurred, at Graham Road and Mark Drive, will now be remembered not just for that evening’s routine traffic but for how one aggressive maneuver changed everything. As the case moves forward, the community and involved parties await more detailed reports on injuries, potential further legal actions, and what this incident signals about impaired driving and on-road decisions in South Windsor.
