A New Britain father who is awaiting trial for a 2014 crash in Ledyard that severely injured his two young daughters was sent to prison for six months Tuesday after he was found guilty of violation of probation.

Marcus T. Harvin, 26, still faces years in prison if convicted in connection with the crash that injured his daughters. The crash case will be tried in New London Superior Court at a later date.

According to court records, Harvin was on probation for an August 2013 conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs when he was charged with fleeing police, crashing his car into a telephone pole and landing the Acura upside down in a swimming pool on Baldwin Hill Road in Ledyard.

His 2-year-old daughter's arm was nearly severed in the crash, and her 4-year-old sister suffered a broken ankle, according to police. Harvin's blood alcohol content was 0.293 percent, more than three times the 0.08 percent legal limit for driving, and toxicology tests indicated he had marijuana in his system.

Following the crash, he was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, two counts of second-degree assault with a motor vehicle, two counts of risk of injury to a minor, first-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving, failure to obey an officer's signal and violation of probation.

New London Judge Susan B. Handy presided over a violation of probation hearing Tuesday at which prosecutor Sarah W. Bowman called several witnesses, including Harvin's probation officer, a New Britain police officer and three Ledyard police officers who were involved in the May 25, 2014, pool crash incident.

Bowman argued that Harvin had violated several conditions of his probation and was not amenable to supervision by the Department of Adult Probation.

According to court records, Harvin in August 2013 received a sentence in New Britain Superior Court of six months in prison, fully suspended, followed by 18 months of probation for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. His probation officer reported he tested positive for marijuana in September 2013 and failed to report for a probation visit in October 2013.

In December 2013, he was arrested in New Britain and charged with punching a hole in a wall and throwing a picture frame during a dispute with his girlfriend. At the time, he was under court order not to harm the woman.

After listening to the law enforcement witnesses and hearing arguments from the prosecutor and Harvin's attorney, John R. Williams, Judge Handy revoked Harvin's probation and sentenced him to six months in prison. Prior to the hearing, Harvin had been free on bond, but Handy denied Williams' request that Harvin be allowed to post bond and remain free while appealing the violation of probation conviction. 

Harvin last month rejected an offer to plead guilty in exchange for an eight-year prison sentence in the crash case. A trial date on those charges has not yet been scheduled.

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