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IDs Released Of 4 Killed, Including 2 From Fairfield County, In Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 IDs Released Of 4 Killed, Including 2 From Fairfield County, In Wrong-Way Crash On I-95
IDs Released Of 4 Killed, Including 2 From Fairfield County, In Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 The identities have been released of two men and two women all in their 20s who were killed in a horrific wrong-way crash on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut. It happened at around 1:25 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 25 in New Haven County on the southbound side when a Chevrolet Silverado was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes in West Haven, Connecticut State Police said.  The pickup truck then crashed into a Nissan Altima while in the left lane.  Following impact, the Silverado entered the center lane and collided with a southbound Nissan Sentra.&…

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by Joe Lombardi
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4 Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 Stretch In CT 4 Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 Stretch In CT
4 Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 Stretch In CT An investigation is underway after four people were killed in an overnight wrong-way crash on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut. Click here for a new, updated story: IDs Released Of 4 Killed In Wrong-Way Overnight Crash On I-95 Stretch It happened at around 1:25 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 25 in New Haven County on the southbound side when a Chevrolet Silverado was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes in West Haven, Connecticut State Police said.  The pickup truck then crashed into a Nissan Altima while in the left lane.  Following impact, the S…

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by Joe Lombardi
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CT State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal I-95 Crash CT State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal I-95 Crash
CT State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal I-95 Crash Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a single-vehicle crash that killed a 55-year-old man and closed the highway for hours. The crash took place on I-95 in New London County around 11:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 12, near Exit 91 in Stonington. George A. Werrbach, of Charlestown, Rhode Island, was traveling northbound on I-95 North in the right lane when the 2019 Harley Davidson motorcycle he was riding traveled off into the right shoulder, said the Connecticut State Police. The motorcycle entered the right shoulder on its side and collided with the metal beam guide rail, state polic…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Wanted Man Found In CT Driving Tractor-Trailer Containing $70K, Loaded Pistol, Police Say Wanted Man Found In CT Driving Tractor-Trailer Containing $70K, Loaded Pistol, Police Say
Wanted Man Found In CT Driving Tractor-Trailer Containing $70K, Loaded Pistol, Police Say A wanted man was taken into custody after police said he was pulled over while driving a tractor-trailer in Connecticut that contained a loaded pistol and $70,000 in cash. State troopers were asked to assist the United States Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force with apprehending 65-year-old John Dahl, of Abbotsford, Wisconsin, at about 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, Connecticut State Police said. Dahl was wanted on an extraditable felony warrant by the New York City Police Department for first-degree criminal sale of a firearm, police reported. Troopers were informed that Dahl w…

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by Nicole Valinote
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21-Year-Old Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree On I-95 Stretch 21-Year-Old Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree On I-95 Stretch
21-Year-Old Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree On I-95 Stretch A 21-year-old woman was killed and a man seriously injured after a Ford Focus left I-95 in Connecticut and struck a tree. The crash took place in New London County around 1:15 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 4 in Stonington. Connecticut State Police responded to the scene after receiving several 911 calls reporting that a person was walking on I-95 southbound in the area of Exit 91. State police reported troopers discovered that there was a one-car motor vehicle crash off of the left side of the roadway, where a Focus struck the tree head-on.  Troopers learned that person, identified as Jason Den…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver, Passenger Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 In CT Driver, Passenger Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 In CT
Driver, Passenger Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 In CT Two women were injured in a wrong-way crash in Connecticut. The crash happened on northbound I-95 in New Haven near Exit 50 at about 2:10 a.m. on Thursday, July 28, according to Connecticut State Police. A 2013 Honda CR-V LX was going the wrong way, traveling south in the northbound lanes, and collided head-on with a northbound 2005 Kenworth truck, police said. The 20-year-old Terryville woman who drove the Honda and her passenger, a 19-year-old New Haven woman, were hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The driver of the truck, a 59-year-old man from Dorcheste…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Passenger Dies After Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 In Bridgeport Passenger Dies After Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 In Bridgeport
Passenger Dies After Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 In Bridgeport A 45-year-old man died at the hospital following a wrong-way crash on I-95 in Fairfield County. Troopers responded to a crash on I-95 southbound near Exit 26 in Bridgeport at about 1 a.m. on Saturday, July 23, according to Connecticut State Police. Authorities determined that a 2006 Saturn Ion had gone the wrong way, traveling north in the southbound lanes, and struck a southbound 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, State Police said. Police said the Jeep rolled over into the median. A passenger in the Saturn, identified as 45-year-old Danilo Mazariegos, was later pronounced dead at the h…

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by Nicole Valinote
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49-Year-Old CT Man Killed In I-95 Crash 49-Year-Old CT Man Killed In I-95 Crash
49-Year-Old CT Man Killed In I-95 Crash Connecticut State Police are investigating a crash that resulted in the death of a 49-year-old man. It happened just after 7:30 a.m. Sunday, May 30 in New Haven County on southbound I-95 near Exit 60 in Madison. A 2003 Subaru Forester operated by New London County resident Aymeric Duprelatour, of Niantic, was traveling in the left lane, state police said. Due to a road closure ahead, the driver of a tractor-trailer slowed the vehicle and came to a stop in the right lane, with traffic ahead, according to state police.  For an unknown reason, the Subaru swerved from the left …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Killed After Wrong-Way, Head-On I-95 Crash, CT State Police Say Two Killed After Wrong-Way, Head-On I-95 Crash, CT State Police Say
Two Killed After Wrong-Way, Head-On I-95 Crash, CT State Police Say Police are investigating a double-fatal, head-on overnight crash on a stretch of I-95. It happened around 10:45 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16 in New Haven County in the Town of Guilford. Connecticut State Police say a 2018 Toyota Highlander was traveling northbound between exits 56 and 57 and a 2011 Toyota Highlander SE was traveling southbound on I-95 north, the wrong way on the highway, in between those exits.  The two Highlanders then collided into each other head-on and came to rest in the left travel lane of the highway, police said.  The driver of the 2018 Highlander…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Walking In Lane Of I-95, Struck, Killed By Truck, CT State Police Say Man Walking In Lane Of I-95, Struck, Killed By Truck, CT State Police Say
Man Walking In Lane Of I-95, Struck, Killed By Truck, CT State Police Say A pedestrian who was walking in the middle of a lane on I-95 was struck and killed, authorities announced. Luis Guzman, age 29, of Roxbury, Massachusetts in Suffolk County, was killed around 2 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 10, in Waterford, in New London County, said the Connecticut State Police. According to troopers, a truck was traveling northbound on I-95, in the right lane of two, at the beginning of the exit 82A off-ramp lane when he struck Guzman who was walking southbound in the lane. Guzman died at the scene. The driver of the truck was not injured. The accident remains under investigati…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Connecticut Highway On '25 Most Dangerous Roads In US' List Connecticut Highway On '25 Most Dangerous Roads In US' List
Connecticut Highway On '25 Most Dangerous Roads In US' List A Connecticut highway has made the list of the top 25 most dangerous roads in America, according to a new ranking by Popular Mechanics. Connecticut has the country’s 23rd most dangerous roadway: I-95. The road is particularly treacherous in the 8-mile section around Norwalk, according to the ranking. There are about 735 crashes there annually, the magazine reported. Similarly sized street sections in other cities such as New Haven, Milford, and Greenwich, have about 600 car accidents per year. Factors that make the roadway dangerous are traffic congestion, curves, and hills. Most of the r…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Police Announce Labor Day Weekend Detail Sites, Times Police Announce Labor Day Weekend Detail Sites, Times
Police Announce Labor Day Weekend Detail Sites, Times As millions of drivers get ready to hit the road to travel around the country for Labor Day Weekend, law enforcement agencies in Connecticut will be ramping up patrols, targeting distracted or impaired drivers. Connecticut State Police troopers issued an alert this week warning that they can expect heavy traffic on the roadways, and local residents should “exercise caution, allow extra time to reach their destination, don’t text and drive, set GPS destinations prior to traveling and use a hands-free device when talking on your cell phone (or) mobile device while operating a vehicle.” During…

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by Zak Failla