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Update: Person Dies After Hitting Tree On I-684 In Northern Westchester Update: Person Dies After Hitting Tree On I-684 In Northern Westchester
Update: Person Dies After Hitting Tree On I-684 In Northern Westchester A person was killed in an afternoon crash on a busy highway in Northern Westchester after striking a tree, police said. New, updated report - Latest Update: Man Killed In I-684 Crash In Northern Westchester Had False ID, Police Say The crash happened on Sunday, April 14 around 3:15 p.m. on Interstate 684 North in Bedford, when a vehicle left the roadway near mile marker 13.9 north of Exit 4 (Route 172) and collided with a tree, Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police said on Tuesday, April 16. Earlier Report - Serious Crash Causes Delays On I-684 In Bedford The driver, who…
Man Struck, Killed Walking In Travel Lanes On CT Roadway Man Struck, Killed Walking In Travel Lanes On CT Roadway
Man Struck, Killed Walking In Travel Lanes On CT Roadway Connecticut State Police are asking for witnesses after a 53-year-old man was struck and killed while walking in the travel lanes of I-91. The crash occurred in North Haven around 9:15 p.m., Monday, April 1 on I-91 northbound adjacent to Exit 9. Connecticut State Police reported that Arthur Taylor, of New Haven, was walking in the travel lanes when a 2020 Ford Explorer struck him. Taylor was thrown into the grass center median where he was pronounced dead on the scene, state police said. No other injuries were reported.  The Explorer was towed from the scene due to disabling da…
Update: ID Released For Danbury 40-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Car Update: ID Released For Danbury 40-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Car
Update: ID Released For Danbury 40-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Car This story has been updated. The identity has been released of a man who was struck and killed by a passing car in Fairfield County. The incident occurred in Danbury around 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 20 in the area of Lake Avenue Extension and Mill Ridge Road. According to Erin Henry, spokeswoman for the Danbury Police, officers found 40-year-old Garrett Rich of Danbury, lying in the westbound lane of Lake Avenue Extension in front of the Ethan Allen Hotel with significant injuries. Rich was transported to Danbury Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Henry said. Henry said the dr…
23-Year-Old CT Mom Killed, 2 Children Injured In Crash 23-Year-Old CT Mom Killed, 2 Children Injured In Crash
23-Year-Old CT Mom Killed, 2 Children Injured In Crash A young Connecticut mother was killed and her two 3-year-old daughters were injured in a single-vehicle crash. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 12 in the area of 168 Jersey St., in Waterbury. Waterbury police responded to the area after receiving reports of a vehicle that crashed into a tree, said Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police. Bessette said officers found Jermiyiah Pegues, age 23, of Waterbury, and her two 3-year-old girls in the vehicle. Pegues was transported to Waterbury Hospital where she died a short time later, Bessette said. T…
Woman Hospitalized After Tree Falls On Merritt In Westport, Hitting Vehicles Amid Strong Winds Woman Hospitalized After Tree Falls On Merritt In Westport, Hitting Vehicles Amid Strong Winds
Woman Hospitalized After Tree Falls On Merritt In Westport, Hitting Vehicles Amid Strong Winds Two cars were hit by a tree on the Merritt Parkway and another hit the tree as it fell in the roadway in Fairfield County amid very windy conditions. The incident occurred in Westport around 2:50 p.m. Monday, March 11, south of Exit 42, Connecticut State Police said. The three vehicles, a Toyota Corolla, a Toyota Sienna, and a Nissan Altima,  were traveling south on the parkway in the right lane when the tree fell, hitting the top of the first two vehicles. The third vehicle hit the tree as it fell in the roadway, state police added. Minor injuries were reported. All three vehicles r…
Fatal Crash: 27-Year-Old CT Woman ID'd As Victim Fatal Crash: 27-Year-Old CT Woman ID'd As Victim
Fatal Crash: 27-Year-Old CT Woman ID'd As Victim A 27-year-old woman has been identified as the victim of a crash involving a pedestrian on a busy Connecticut roadway. The crash occurred in Hartford County around 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29 on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington. The victim, Katelyn Bruke, of Wethersfield, was struck by a vehicle near the Wren Kitchen, according to the Newington Police. She was rushed to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said.  The vehicle's driver remained on the scene and is cooperating with police. The Mid-State Accident Reconstruction Squad is investigating the crash.…
Fatal Crash: 28-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On Merritt Parkway In Westport Fatal Crash: 28-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On Merritt Parkway In Westport
Fatal Crash: 28-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On Merritt Parkway In Westport One person was killed in an overnight crash in Connecticut. It happened just before 10:40 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23 in Fairfield County on the Merritt Parkway in Westport on the southbound side just before Exit 42. Connecticut State Police say troopers who responded to the scene discovered a white 2016 Toyota Corolla stopped in the middle of two lanes and a white 2021 Infiniti Q50 in the right shoulder with its front end against the wood beam guardrail.  A preliminary investigation determined that the Toyota collided against the median's concrete barrier, causing…
Norwalk Man Nabbed For Leaving Scene Of Darien Crash, Police Say Norwalk Man Nabbed For Leaving Scene Of Darien Crash, Police Say
Norwalk Man Nabbed For Leaving Scene Of Darien Crash, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been charged with evading responsibility after he allegedly left the scene of a crash. Richard Bliss, age 46, of Norwalk, was charged on Thursday, Nov. 30 after turning himself in to Darien Police on a warrant, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police. According to Skoumbros, Bliss allegedly struck a car from behind, got out of his vehicle, and asked if the woman was okay in the car he struck in the area of Ledge Road and Noroton Avenue, then drove away. The victim took a photo of the license plate and provided it to Darien Police.  Following his a…
'Gifted, Talented' Teacher In CT Killed In Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Crash 'Gifted, Talented' Teacher In CT Killed In Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
'Gifted, Talented' Teacher In CT Killed In Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Crash Two people were killed in a violent head-on collision when a wrong-way driver crashed into oncoming traffic in Massachusetts on I-395, authorities said.  A GMC Sierra truck got onto the highway driving north in the southbound lane in Worcester County just after 10:15 p.m. in the town of Webster and slammed into a Honda CRV in the left lane, Massachusetts State Police said.  Related: Funeral Set For 'Beloved' Teacher, Worcester Native Killed In Webster Wrong-Way Wreck Jordan Pimentel, age 31, of Auburn, who was behind the wheel of the truck, died at the scene, police said.&…
Newtown Real Estate Agent Dies From Injuries After Deer Crashes Through Windshield In Easton Newtown Real Estate Agent Dies From Injuries After Deer Crashes Through Windshield In Easton
Newtown Real Estate Agent Dies From Injuries After Deer Crashes Through Windshield In Easton A popular real estate agent in Connecticut has died from her injuries after she was seriously wounded when a deer that was struck by a pickup truck flew into her SUV. Woman Injured After Pickup Truck Hits Deer, Sends It Flying Into Her SUV In Easton: Police Fairfield County resident Erin Heneghan, age 47, of Newtown, was seriously injured on Monday, Nov. 20, around 9 a.m. in Easton in the area of Sherwood Drive. Following the incident, a preliminary investigation determined that the pickup truck had been driving north on Route 59 when a large deer entered the road from the right and…
New Update: ID Released For 28-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Garbage Truck In Fairfield New Update: ID Released For 28-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Garbage Truck In Fairfield
New Update: ID Released For 28-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Garbage Truck In Fairfield A United Carting employee who was hit and killed by the garbage truck he was working on in Fairfield County has been identified. Bryan Rodriguez, age 28, of Stratford, was killed around 7:13 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 11 in the area of Camfield Drive at Bloomfield Drive in Fairfield. Related report: 28-Year-Old Hit, Killed By Garbage Truck In Fairfield According to Lt. Edward Nook Jr. of the Fairfield Police, Rodriguez was an employee and was working at the time of the incident.  The operator of the garbage truck has not been charged at this time and was transported to Bridgeport H…
Tractor-Trailer Driver From CT Gets Jail Time For Fatal Mass Pike Crash Tractor-Trailer Driver From CT Gets Jail Time For Fatal Mass Pike Crash
Tractor-Trailer Driver From CT Gets Jail Time For Fatal Mass Pike Crash A 70-year-old tractor-trailer driver from Connecticut will spend time in prison for his role in a crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike that left a man dead.  Hartford County resident Stanley Kardys, age 70, of West Granby, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for his role in an April 2021 crash in Berkshire County that killed 69-year-old Gary Litwin of Ludlow, the Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 4.  Earlier Report - CT Man Facing Charges After Fatal Mass Turnpike Crash According to the DA's Office, on April 23, 2021, just be…
HS Senior From NY Killed In Crash Remembered As 'Wonderful Student, Talented Athlete' HS Senior From NY Killed In Crash Remembered As 'Wonderful Student, Talented Athlete'
HS Senior From NY Killed In Crash Remembered As 'Wonderful Student, Talented Athlete' Updated story: Services Scheduled For Long Beach HS Senior Killed In Crash A teenager killed after being hit by an SUV while skateboarding is being remembered as a two-sport varsity sports standout who was a strong student. Long Island resident Gerrin Hagen, who turned 18 on Monday, Dec. 26, played both ice hockey and lacrosse at Long Beach High School, where he was a senior. Earlier report: Teen Dies From Injuries After Being Struck By SUV In Hicksville The incident happened in Hicksville around 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 12. Hagen was riding his skateboard westbound on C…
New Details Released After Westchester Crash That Killed Sergeant, 53, Due To Retire In Months New Details Released After Westchester Crash That Killed Sergeant, 53, Due To Retire In Months
New Details Released After Westchester Crash That Killed Sergeant, 53, Due To Retire In Months New details have been released after a longtime police officer and Hudson Valley resident was killed in a multi-vehicle Westchester crash. Yonkers Police Department Sgt. Frank Gualdino, a resident of Putnam County who lived in Mahopac, age 53, was due to retire in nine months. He leaves behind a wife and two children, ages 14 and 20. A visitation will be held Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Whalen & Ball Funeral Home, in Yonkers. A funeral is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to noon at Sacred Heart Church on Shonnard Place in Yonkers. The crash happened around 3:3…
CT Police Lieutenant Charged With DUI/Drugs Following Crash, Cops Say CT Police Lieutenant Charged With DUI/Drugs Following Crash, Cops Say
CT Police Lieutenant Charged With DUI/Drugs Following Crash, Cops Say A police lieutenant in Connecticut has been charged with alleged following a crash. The incident took place in New Haven County on Sunday, Oct. 30 around 1:15 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 30 on Highland Avenue in Waterbury. Waterbury Police responded to the area of 840 Highland Avenue on a report of a motor vehicle accident. Officers located a pickup truck that had been traveling northbound on Highland Avenue when the driver veered off the roadway and sideswiped a parked unoccupied vehicle and fence, said Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police. The driver of the truck was identified as …
Man Dies From Injuries After Being Struck By Separate SUVs In NY Crash Involving CT Resident Man Dies From Injuries After Being Struck By Separate SUVs In NY Crash Involving CT Resident
Man Dies From Injuries After Being Struck By Separate SUVs In NY Crash Involving CT Resident A man who was struck by two SUVs after allegedly running out in front of the first vehicle on Long Island has died from his injuries. The incident took place in Flanders around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, on Route 105. According to Lt. Susan Ralph, with the Southampton Police, the man died on Sunday night from injuries sustained during the crash.  The medical examiner is working to identify the victim. The department responded after receiving multiple 911 calls of a man being hit by the two vehicles. Once on the scene, they found the driver of a Mercedes SUV, identified as Sepe…
Man, Woman Injured After Being Struck By Car At Intersection In Fairfield County Man, Woman Injured After Being Struck By Car At Intersection In Fairfield County
Man, Woman Injured After Being Struck By Car At Intersection In Fairfield County Two people were injured after being struck by a vehicle at a busy Fairfield County intersection in a crash involving a Hudson Valley man. The incident took place in Stamford around 11:20 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the intersection of Bedford Street and Broad Street. According to Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police, responding officers found two pedestrians, a man, and a woman lying on the ground injured. The woman, a 49-year-old Norwalk resident suffered a serious head injury and was transported to Stamford Hospital, where she is currently listed in critical, but st…
Box Truck Overturns In CT, Spills Produce Onto Road Box Truck Overturns In CT, Spills Produce Onto Road
Box Truck Overturns In CT, Spills Produce Onto Road A box truck overturned in Connecticut, spilling thousands of dollars worth of produce onto the road. Officers in Hartford County responded to a report of an overturned box truck on Buckland Hills Drive in Manchester near the entrance to Walmart on the night of Tuesday, June 14, according to the Manchester Police Department. Police said the truck had been carrying produce out of Granby and was traveling east when the driver lost control of the vehicle at a curve in the road, and it began to tilt. When the driver tried to correct the path of travel, the truck struck a curb and overturned, co…
11-Year-Old Hurt After Fairfield County Woman Drives Through Fence, Hits Swing Set, Police Say 11-Year-Old Hurt After Fairfield County Woman Drives Through Fence, Hits Swing Set, Police Say
11-Year-Old Hurt After Fairfield County Woman Drives Through Fence, Hits Swing Set, Police Say An 11-year-old boy was injured when he was hit by a car while swinging at a Fairfield County Boys and Girls Club. The incident took place in Stamford on Sunday, May 1 at the  Boys and Girls Club at 348 Stillwater Ave. The child was on the swings at the time of the crash and was transported to an area hospital with minor, non-life-threatening injuries, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police. The crash took place when a 53-year-old woman driving a four-door sedan hit the gas instead of the brakes and went through a fence and hit the swing set where the boy was swinging, Booth s…
Three Killed In Connecticut Crash Three Killed In Connecticut Crash
Three Killed In Connecticut Crash  Three people were killed in a morning crash in Connecticut. It happened around 6:30 a.m. in New Haven County in Branford on Thursday, April 28 on Hosley Avenue. Preliminary findings of the investigation indicate that the operator failed to negotiate a curve in the road while traveling at an excessive speed, Branford Police said. The crash claimed the lives of all three individuals in the vehicle.   The operator was identified as New Haven County resident Megan Nicole Povilaitis, age 17, of East Haven, Branford Police said.  The passengers, who are siblings h…
Worker Killed After Truck Crash In Fairfield County Worker Killed After Truck Crash In Fairfield County
Worker Killed After Truck Crash In Fairfield County An investigation is underway after a landscaping truck fatally struck a company employee in Fairfield County over the weekend. Police responded to the crash in Wilton at 77 Danbury Road (Route 7) at about 10:40 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, according to the Wilton Police Department. The Wilton Fire Department and Wilton EMS also responded to the scene. Authorities found that the truck had run over an employee of the landscaping company, and the employee was trapped under the truck. Wilton Fire moved the truck enough to extricate the man, identified as Adolfo Guitierrez Sanchez, of Norwalk, a…
One Killed After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Truck On I-84, CT State Police Say One Killed After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Truck On I-84, CT State Police Say
One Killed After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Truck On I-84, CT State Police Say One person was killed after a man driving drunk slammed into a stopped truck on a stretch of I-84, according to Connecticut State Police. The three-vehicle crash happened in New Haven County at around 7:50 a.m. Friday, Mach 18 on the westbound side near Exit 16 in Southbury. At the time of the crash, state police say two trucks were pulled over, one with a flat tire, and the other a tow truck.   Troopers identified the driver of the vehicle at fault to be Hartford County resident Kyle St. Denis, age 44, of Collinsville, who was operating a Ram, state police said. A pass…
Two Injured Including Student In Fairfield County School Bus Crash, Police Say Two Injured Including Student In Fairfield County School Bus Crash, Police Say
Two Injured Including Student In Fairfield County School Bus Crash, Police Say A Fairfield County student and a school bus driver were hospitalized after the driver struck a utility pole. The crash took place around 3 p.m., Monday, Feb. 28 on Mill Plain Road in Fairfield. When officers arrived on the scene they found a small First Student school bus from Tomlinson Middle School, had struck a utility pole, said Sgt. Michael Stahl, of the Fairfield Police.  The driver of the bus sustained non-life-threatening injuries and a student complaining of stomach pain were both transported to an area hospital, Stahl said. A second student was turned over to…
Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say
Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say Four people were killed in a wrong-way crash on I-84 in Connecticut, state police announced. Tolland County resident Kurt Emmanual Bahler, age 36, of Ellington, was driving eastbound on I-84 near exit 51 in Hartford shortly after 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, in the left of four lanes when a wrong-way driver approached him. Police said that Hartford resident Natachia Izekia Rivera-Hall was driving the wrong way on I-84 traveling west in the eastbound lanes when she struck Bahler head-on. Bahler’s truck came to an uncontrolled rest in the left lane near the exit, while Rivera-Hall’s …
State Police Cruiser Struck In Fairfield County Crash State Police Cruiser Struck In Fairfield County Crash
State Police Cruiser Struck In Fairfield County Crash State police cruisers were struck in separate Christmas Eve Day crashes in Connecticut - one in Fairfield County and the other in Middlesex County. Just after 6 a.m. Friday, Dec. 24, a Daibeliz Taveras, age 33, from Brooklyn, New York, traveling northbound on I-95 a half-mile south of the Exit 17 off-ramp in Norwalk lost control of her 2018 Dodge Journey and struck another vehicle, before drifting and colliding with the cruiser, state police said. The state police trooper, the driver of the Journey, and six passengers in the Journey were hospitalized with what police say were minor injuries…
Teen Charged With DUI After Vehicle Crashes Into Bushes In Fairfield County Teen Charged With DUI After Vehicle Crashes Into Bushes In Fairfield County
Teen Charged With DUI After Vehicle Crashes Into Bushes In Fairfield County A 17-year-old from Fairfield County is facing misdemeanor charges after police said she admitted that she smoked marijuana while driving before crashing her vehicle. Officers responded to a report of a rollover crash in Darien at about 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, according to the Darien Police Department. Police said officers found the vehicle on its left side, partially off the roadway in the bushes in the area of Hollow Tree Ridge Road near Linden Avenue. While officers were helping the driver out of the vehicle through the sunroof, they smelled a "strong order of marijuana coming from t…
Driver Charged After Crash Killed Woman, CT State Police Say Driver Charged After Crash Killed Woman, CT State Police Say
Driver Charged After Crash Killed Woman, CT State Police Say A 63-year-old man is facing charges in a two-vehicle crash on a Connecticut highway that killed a 58-year-old woman.  Mark Herbst, of Hartford, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 8, and charged with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said the crash happened at about 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 4 in Glastonbury.  A 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML350, driven by Herbst, struck a 2004 Toyota Camry on Route 2 Westbound near the Exit 9 on-ramp, authorities said.  Investigators found that the Mercedes-Benz traveled from the right lane into the shoulder…
Good Samaritan Struck, Killed Assisting Others On I-84 Good Samaritan Struck, Killed Assisting Others On I-84
Good Samaritan Struck, Killed Assisting Others On I-84 State police are asking the public for help after a man, who was assisting people following a crash, was hit and killed in Connecticut. Andy Azab, of Oakville, an enclave of Watertown in Litchfield County, was hit by a Nissan Altima while attempting to help at another crash scene on I-84 in Hartford County, in Southington. State police said the accident happened around 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday, July 6 near the Exit 28 on-ramp, when Azab, age 62, was standing in the travel portion of the highway. Azab was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, state police said. No one else was …
Witnesses Sought In Fatal Crash That Kills Danbury Woman, State Police Say Witnesses Sought In Fatal Crash That Kills Danbury Woman, State Police Say
Witnesses Sought In Fatal Crash That Kills Danbury Woman, State Police Say Police are asking for witnesses to a three-vehicle crash on the Litchfield Turnpike that left a 39-year-old Fairfield County woman dead. Sharon May Piech, of Danbury, was killed around 1:34 p.m., Sunday, April 18 in Washington, following the violent crash, that also injured several other people, said the Connecticut State Police. According to police, the crash took place when Piech was traveling westbound on the highway when she lost control of her 2015 Subaru Forrester for an unknown reason and crossed over into eastbound traffic sideswiping a 2018 Mercedes, before then hitting a 2018 Dodg…
Man Charged With Assault For Crash Severely Injuring Passenger In Fairfield County Man Charged With Assault For Crash Severely Injuring Passenger In Fairfield County
Man Charged With Assault For Crash Severely Injuring Passenger In Fairfield County A 22-year-old man has been charged with assault in connection with a crash last year that severely injured his passenger in Fairfield County. Brian O’Connell, a Wilton resident, was arrested on a warrant on Tuesday, Feb. 9, by the Stamford Police for the crash that took place on. Friday, Oct. 16, said Stamford Police Sgt. Jeffrey Booth. According to Booth, the crash took place around 10:59 p.m., Oct. 16 at the intersection of North State Street and Canal Street when a 2017 Jaguar being driven by Diana Feliz, age 23, of Norwalk, was traveling eastbound on North State Street. While goin…
Here's Next Chance For Snow As More Winter-Like Weather Pattern Returns Here's Next Chance For Snow As More Winter-Like Weather Pattern Returns
Here's Next Chance For Snow As More Winter-Like Weather Pattern Returns While there has been an overwhelming amount of news these days, the month of January has been relatively uneventful when it comes to the weather.  But a storm system that brought mainly rain to most of the region kicked off the weekend with some areas north and inland seeing 1 to 3 inches of snowfall, with a few parts of New England getting between one foot to 18 inches of snow accumulation. (See image above for totals.) Now, meteorologists are saying a change in the weather pattern will lead to more winter-like conditions in the weeks to come. "Although major snowfall accum…