Police Make Arrest in Fatal Shelton DUI Cover-Up That Left One Dead and Allegedly Involved a Cop’s Brother

Police say Carlos Beamonte fled the scene of a deadly Route 8 crash that killed 14-year-old Chloe Ramsubhag and left two other drivers injured, setting off a series of delayed actions and communications that later became central to a sweeping state police investigation. Ramsubhag, a passenger in a Honda Civic, was pronounced dead at the scene after the Civic was struck and pushed across the median into oncoming traffic, where it was hit by a Honda Accord. The drivers of both the Civic and the Accord suffered injuries and were transported to separate hospitals for treatment. According to an arrest warrant, Carlos Beamonte did not immediately report his involvement in the crash and instead left the scene, later surfacing only after his sister, Bethel police officer Jessenia Beamonte, contacted emergency services. Investigators said that approximately one hour and 37 minutes after police first responded to the crash, Jessenia Beamonte called 911 to report that her brother had been involved in a collision, later telling dispatchers that she was taking him to Griffin Hospital for chest pain. At the hospital, Carlos Beamonte told a state trooper that he had consumed a single beer at a brewpub prior to the crash but declined to give a formal statement, refused to allow investigators to search his vehicle, and would not provide blood or urine samples to medical staff, according to the warrant. Police later obtained a court order for his medical records, which showed he had no significant injuries from the collision and that his reported symptoms were consistent with an anxiety attack. As the investigation continued, state police reviewed surveillance footage from Elicit Brewing in Fairfield that contradicted Beamonte’s account, showing him consuming at least eight alcoholic beverages in the hours leading up to the crash. Vehicle inspections and crash reconstruction analysis determined that Carlos Beamonte was traveling between 82 and 84 miles per hour in a 55-mile-per-hour zone when he struck the Honda Civic. Investigators also determined that Ramsubhag was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision. Police wrote that they later learned both Carlos and Jessenia Beamonte had a more significant role in post-crash actions than they initially disclosed, including surveillance footage that captured the siblings meeting around 1 a.m. and showed Jessenia Beamonte driving in the opposite direction of the hospital she told dispatchers she was heading toward. State police also documented that Jessenia Beamonte made multiple phone calls to a sergeant with the Bethel Police Department following the crash, during which she reportedly said her relative had been involved in a Route 8 accident after having four beers and appeared more focused on concerns about evading responsibility than on a possible DUI. Analysis of 911 call logs revealed that Carlos Beamonte waited approximately 44 minutes to report his involvement in the collision, while Jessenia Beamonte waited about one hour and 16 minutes between meeting her brother and contacting law enforcement. Police noted that it would have been clearly apparent to Jessenia Beamonte that her relative had been involved in a serious crash and that, as a law enforcement officer, she would be trained to understand the legal implications of evading responsibility after a motor vehicle collision. As a result of the investigation, Jessenia Beamonte was placed on paid administrative leave shortly before turning herself in, according to Bethel Police Chief Stephen Pugner, who said the department will now conduct its own internal investigation following the conclusion of the state police probe. Jessenia Beamonte was released on a $25,000 court-set bond, while Carlos Beamonte was held on a $750,000 bond before appearing in Derby Superior Court, as the case continues to move forward through the judicial system.

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