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In a handout photo courtesy of the Plainfield Police Department, Michael W. Chauvin was driving his 2005 Dodge Ram “at unreasonable speeds,” on the snow-covered Community Avenue in the area of Town Hall, police allege. Handout photo courtesy of the Plainfield Police Department

Plainfield – Police arrested a Plainfield man early tonight for allegedly driving his pick-up truck at a high rate of speed while towing multiple children on a sled behind him.

Michael W. Chauvin, 40, of 65 Community Ave. was driving his 2005 Dodge Ram “at unreasonable speeds” on snow-covered Community Avenue in the area of Town Hall about 6 p.m., according to police who said the bed of the pickup was filled with children as young as 9.

Chauvin was charged with reckless driving and four counts of risk of injury to a minor. Free on a $10,000 bond, he is due to appear Feb. 9 in Danielson Superior Court.