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Single-Vehicle Crash Seriously Injures Fairfield County Man, State Police Say
A Fairfield County man was seriously injured after losing control of his vehicle during a single-vehicle crash on Route 8.
The crash took place around 3:12 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6, on southbound Route 8, near Exit 22, in Seymour, when Brian Vincent, age 52, of Shelton, lost control of his vehicle, said the Connecticut State Police.
According to police, at the time of the investigation, the weather was clear under daylight skies, the roadway was dry, and traffic was moderate and moving at a steady flow. For unknown reasons, Vincent lost control of his vehicle, veered right off the roadway, wh…
Bridgeport Man Killed After Car Crashes Down Embankment Into Tree
A 56-year-old Fairfield County man was killed after his vehicle veered off a roadway amid heavy rain, went down an embankment and struck a tree.
Demar K. Thompson, of Bridgeport, was killed around 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 29, about a mile north of Exit 12 in Shelton, while traveling southbound on Route 8, said Connecticut State Trooper Taylor Norton.
According to Norton, at the time of the crash and investigation, it was raining under daylight conditions, the roadway was wet, and traffic was moderate and moving at a steady flow.
For unknown reasons, Thompson lost control of his 2…
