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Intoxicated Danbury Driver Crashed Into Worker On I-95, Sped Away, Caught: Police Intoxicated Danbury Driver Crashed Into Worker On I-95, Sped Away, Caught: Police
Intoxicated Danbury Driver Crashed Into Worker On I-95, Sped Away, Caught: Police Authorities in Connecticut say they've caught a man who crashed into a construction worker on I-95 and sped away.  Fairfield County man Julio Leodan Macancela, age 46, of Danbury, was arrested in Rhode Island after being pulled over by police on Tuesday, Sept. 10, Connecticut State Police said.  A construction crew was working I-95 in the area of Exit 91-92 in Stonington in New London County around 6:30 p.m. when a GMC Sierra truck crashed into a worker and sped away, authorities said. They suffered minor injuries.  Police in Rhode Island caught up to the GMC and arrested&nb…

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by Josh Lanier
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Construction Worker Killed By Reckless Driver On CT Roadway, Police Say Construction Worker Killed By Reckless Driver On CT Roadway, Police Say
Construction Worker Killed By Reckless Driver On CT Roadway, Police Say A Connecticut man is being held on a $1 million bond after hitting and killing a construction worker in a crash while allegedly driving recklessly.  Hartford County resident Jose Diaz-Nieves, age 54, of East Hartford, was killed around 12:15 p.m., Wednesday, June 12, after being hit by a vehicle driven by 25-year-old Tommy Nguyen, of Hartford. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, patrol officers responded to the area of West Boulevard at South Whitney Street on a report of a construction worker struck by a vehicle.  Officers located Diaz-Nieves, who s…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fall On Site Of New CT High School Under Construction: Worker Airlifted Fall On Site Of New CT High School Under Construction: Worker Airlifted
Fall On Site Of New CT High School Under Construction: Worker Airlifted A Connecticut construction worker was airlifted to the hospital after falling at the construction site of a new high school. The accident took place in Hartford County around 7:30 a.m., Thursday, May 25 in Farmington at the site of the new high school on Monteith Drive. Firefighters from the Tunix Hose Fire Department responded and UConn Health Center ambulance responded to the report of an injured worker, said Lt. Timothy McKenzie, of the Farmington Police. The unidentified worker was transported by LifeStar helicopter to Hartford Hospital for further evaluation, McKenzie said. The …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Person Found Dead In Parking Lot of Fairfield Prep By Construction Worker Person Found Dead In Parking Lot of Fairfield Prep By Construction Worker
Person Found Dead In Parking Lot of Fairfield Prep By Construction Worker The body of a missing man was found in the Fairfield Prep parking lot by a construction worker. The man was found around 6:56 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, by the worker in the parking area of Fairfield University and Fairfield Prep, said Fairfield Police Lt. Antonio Granata. First responders arrived on the scene and pronounced the 83-year-old man dead, who authorities say had dementia, at around 7:07 a.m., Granata said. Minutes later, around 7:20 a.m., the police department received a call from a family who lived on a street behind the parking lot who were reporting that an 83-year-old family m…

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by Kathy Reakes