Mills v. Colonial Penn Insurance

I

INTRODUCTION

BLUE, J.

The motion now before the court presents the question of whether an uninsured motorists insurance policy covers the victim of a drive-by shooting. For the reasons that follow, the answer is in the affirmative.

The evidence submitted by the parties establishes that at 11:15 p.m. on September 5, 1997, the plaintiff, Alese C. Mills, was driving a 1996 Dodge Caravan in New Haven. Mills’ affidavit states that while she was stopped at an overhead traffic signal on Sherman Avenue, “a maroon colored vehicle suddenly and without warning entered into the intersection in the opposite…