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19-Year-Old Dies After BMW Slams Into Pole In CT: Police Investigating 19-Year-Old Dies After BMW Slams Into Pole In CT: Police Investigating
19-Year-Old Dies After BMW Slams Into Pole In CT: Police Investigating Authorities are currently investigating a crash in Litchfield County that left a 19-year-old passenger dead and another teenager hospitalized.  The crash happened on Thursday, July 6 just before 6:30 p.m. in Salisbury, when a BMW traveling eastbound on Route 44 east of Twin Lakes Road lost control and collided with a utility pole in the right shoulder, according to state police.  Once first responders arrived, they found that the driver, a 19-year-old Falls Village resident, had suffered suspected minor injuries.  Crews also found that the passenger, 19-year-old Jason Tituni…

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by Ben Crnic
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Here's When, Where Labor Day DUI Details Will Be In Connecticut Here's When, Where Labor Day DUI Details Will Be In Connecticut
Here's When, Where Labor Day DUI Details Will Be In Connecticut During the unofficial last weekend of summer, Connecticut State Troopers are reminding drivers to be smart, drive safe and be prepared for thousands of other vehicles on the roads. They're also announcing they will be out in force to check for drunk and drugged drivers, as well as aggressive drivers. To make sure all stay safe, they will begin extra patrols at midnight, Friday, Aug. 30 and continue through 11:59 p.m., Monday, Sept. 2. “The priority of all operators should be arrival at their destination in a safe manner," said Col. Stavros Mellekas, commanding officer of the Conn…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police To Ramp Up Roving Patrols, Sobriety Checkpoint Over Holiday Weekend Police To Ramp Up Roving Patrols, Sobriety Checkpoint Over Holiday Weekend
Police To Ramp Up Roving Patrols, Sobriety Checkpoint Over Holiday Weekend With one of the busiest driving weekends of the year fast approaching, local and state law enforcement agencies in Connecticut have plans to ramp up special enforcement details during the Memorial Day Weekend holiday. Police will be out in force during Memorial Day Weekend, targeting everything from motorists traveling too fast or while impaired, to those not wearing seatbelts or violating vehicle and traffic laws. Police said that they will use laser units for speed enforcement in both marked and unmarked cars during the holiday, including some in non-police vehicles, officials noted. Stat…

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by Zak Failla