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ID Released For 29-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Shelton ID Released For 29-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Shelton
ID Released For 29-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Shelton A 29-year-old Connecticut man who was killed after being hit by a vehicle has been identified. Man Hit By Vehicle Dies In Shelton Crash New Haven resident Erick Irizarry of Waterbury, died around 1 p.m., Friday, Feb. 9 on School Street in the area of Monroe Street in Fairfield County in Shelton. According to Shelton Police Det. Christopher Nugent, Irizarry was found unresponsive by EMS and pronounced dead on the scene. An investigation by the Shelton Accident Reconstruction Team revealed that Irizarry was working in the area for Asplundh Tree Service and was struck by a work vehicl…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Who Fell From Overpass Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle On Route 15, CT State Police Say Man Who Fell From Overpass Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle On Route 15, CT State Police Say
Man Who Fell From Overpass Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle On Route 15, CT State Police Say A Connecticut man was killed after falling off an overpass and being struck by a vehicle on Route 15, State Police said. State Police troopers were called to the southbound lanes of Route 15 near exit 58 in the town of Woodbridge in New Haven County at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5, where there were reports of a body in the roadway. According to police, upon arrival, troopers found New Haven resident Carmelo Agosto, age 42, whose body was in the right lane of the roadway after he was struck by the vehicle. Police said that Agosto was involved in a separate crash on the Route …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two 16-Year-Old HS Students Killed In Fiery Single-Car Crash Two 16-Year-Old HS Students Killed In Fiery Single-Car Crash
Two 16-Year-Old HS Students Killed In Fiery Single-Car Crash Two 16-year-olds were killed and three other teens were seriously injured during a fiery single-vehicle crash. It happened in Litchfield County around 2:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 9, on Rossie Road near the border of the town of Litchfield and town of Torrington, according to multiple sources. The teens killed were identified by multiple sources as two 16-year-old Litchfield High School students, Thomas Graveline, of Litchfield and Matthew Rousseau, of Northfield. Three others, also Litchfield High School students, in the vehicle who were seriously injured were identified as Cam…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Driver Loses Control, Striking Curb, Pole In Trumbull Driver Loses Control, Striking Curb, Pole In Trumbull
Driver Loses Control, Striking Curb, Pole In Trumbull A utility pole and lawn received damage after a driver lost control of the vehicle. The incident took place around 9:50 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 11, on Madison Avenue in Trumbull, said Trumbull Police Lt. Brian Weir. According to Weir, a vehicle was traveling north on Madison Avenue when the vehicle struck the curb on the right side of the road, then swerved across Madison Avenue where it struck a utility pole.  There was pole and lawn damage sustained, he said. No injuries were reported and medical attention was refused.

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by Kathy Reakes
Traffic
Crash Causes I-84 Closure Crash Causes I-84 Closure
Crash Causes I-84 Closure A stretch of I-84 was closed after a serious crash. The closure, during the tailend of the evening commute on Monday, Oct. 7, was westbound between Route 312 (Exit 19) and Route 311 (Exit 18) in Putnam, with stopped traffic at the scene and gridlock back to the Fairfield County line.

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Shelton Woman, 88, Hits Two In Stop & Shop Parking Lot, Causing One To Lose Leg, Police Say Shelton Woman, 88, Hits Two In Stop & Shop Parking Lot, Causing One To Lose Leg, Police Say
Shelton Woman, 88, Hits Two In Stop & Shop Parking Lot, Causing One To Lose Leg, Police Say An 88-year-old Shelton woman lost her driver's license after allegedly hitting two people in an Ansonia parking lot, causing one to lose a leg and seriously injuring the other. The incident took place around 12:43 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 25, when the Ansonia Police Department responded to the Stop & Shop at 100 Division St.,  to investigate a report of a motor vehicle versus pedestrian accident, said Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch. According to Lynch, the first officer on scene found two injured pedestrians that had been allegedly been hit by Aurelia Caprio when she was pulling out of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into CVS In Norwalk Two Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into CVS In Norwalk
Two Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into CVS In Norwalk Two people were injured when a car crashed into the side of a CVS store in Norwalk. The crash took place around 11:45 a.m., Wednesday, June 19, at the store at 6 Willard Street, said the Norwalk Police. The woman driving, and a man were transported by Norwalk Hospital EMS to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Shelves inside a CVS store hit by a vehicle collapsed from the impact.Norwalk Police Department The building sustained damage, which was evaluated by the City of Norwalk Building Department. The impact caused a row of shelves to collapse inside the store, trapping o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Laundromat On Post Road Car Crashes Into Laundromat On Post Road
Car Crashes Into Laundromat On Post Road A vehicle slammed into the side of a laundromat on Sunday, startling partons, but not injuring anyone. The incident took place around 5 p.m. Sunday at the Post Plaza Laundromat at 222 Post Road, Fairfield, said Fairfield Police Lt. Robert Kalamaras. According to Kalamaras, the vehicle was being operated by an elderly female when she hit the building. There was minor damage to both the vehicle and the building.  The woman was not injured.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hillary Clinton Involved In Car Accident En Route To Speaking Event Hillary Clinton Involved In Car Accident En Route To Speaking Event
Hillary Clinton Involved In Car Accident En Route To Speaking Event Former First Lady, Secretary of State and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton was involved in a crash on her way to a speaking engagement on Tuesday. According to the Jersey City police, the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and longtime Chappaqua resident was not injured and declined medical care when the Secret Service vehicle she was riding in was involved in the crash. The crash report says the driver of the Secret Service vehicle pulled into a parking garage, made a left turn and hit a concrete crossbeam. Clinton was reportedly on her way to a fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New J…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Bear Struck, Killed On Highway In Northern Fairfield County Bear Struck, Killed On Highway In Northern Fairfield County
Bear Struck, Killed On Highway In Northern Fairfield County A bear was struck and killed by a vehicle on I-84 in Newtown on Saturday, causing minor injuries to the occupants.  According to Chris Collibee, a spokesman for DEEP,  the department was notified by the state police that the 80-pound untagged bear was hit around 7 p.m. on the westbound side of the roadway. "Bears being struck by vehicles is extremely common with roughly 50 to 60 per year being hit," Collibee said. State police said they did not have information on the number of people injured or damage to the vehicle, because the incident was not considered a crash, said Trooper …

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by Kathy Reakes