O’Hara v. Shields (Filed 2012 in New Haven): At 5:30 AM, October 30, 2011, a DOT employee, was trying to clear the roads after a freak snowstorm. Despite a declared emergency and  Governor Malloy’s warning to keep off the roads, the defendant drove his car straight into a tree that the plaintiff was trying to clear from a city street. The impact caused massive pelvic and lower extremity damage to the plaintiff who underwent surgeries to repair the damage and insert hardware. The defendant was unable to explain why he needed to be on the roads or why he was not going slower to help protect emergency workers doing their duty.