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Driver Killed After Compact SUV Crashes Into Tree On Route 8 In Shelton Driver Killed After Compact SUV Crashes Into Tree On Route 8 In Shelton
Driver Killed After Compact SUV Crashes Into Tree On Route 8 In Shelton A driver was killed in an overnight crash in Fairfield County. It happened around 3:40 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 on Route 8 in Shelton. A 2013 Nissan Rogue was traveling northbound approximately one-quarter mile south of Exit 14 when it left the roadway and entered the roadside where it collided with a tree, Connecticut State Police said.  Following impact with the tree, the Rogue caught fire.  The driver, whose identity is not yet known, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead on the scene.  This collision remains under investigation.  Anyone who may …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fatal Crash: 45-Year-Old Woman Struck By Vehicle In Residential Neighborhood In Fairfield Fatal Crash: 45-Year-Old Woman Struck By Vehicle In Residential Neighborhood In Fairfield
Fatal Crash: 45-Year-Old Woman Struck By Vehicle In Residential Neighborhood In Fairfield Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For 45-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed In Residential Fairfield Neighborhood Police are investigating a fatal crash in a residential neighborhood in Fairfield County. It happened just before 3 p.m. Friday, June 23 in the town of Fairfield, in the 500 block of Redding Road.  A 45-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle that remained at the scene, Fairfield Police said. The woman was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead. Her identity has not yet been released. The operator of the vehicle is cooperating wi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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3 Killed In Fiery Long Island Crash 3 Killed In Fiery Long Island Crash
3 Killed In Fiery Long Island Crash Three people were killed in a fiery early-morning crash on Long Island. It happened around 5 a.m. Sunday, July 24 in Nassau County on the Northern State Parkway in the area of Exit 30 in the town of North Hempstead, according to state police.  The vehicle was traveling eastbound when it left the roadway, striking multiple trees in the southbound shoulder before becoming fully engulfed in flames, state police said.  The driver and both passengers in the vehicle died at the scene, according to police. Their identities have not yet been released. The collision …

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by Joe Lombardi
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38-Year-Old Killed In Horrific Crash On Busy CT Roadway 38-Year-Old Killed In Horrific Crash On Busy CT Roadway
38-Year-Old Killed In Horrific Crash On Busy CT Roadway A 38-year-old tow-truck driver assisting a disabled driver on I-91 in Connecticut died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in New Haven County, officials said. Shortly after 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, in North Haven, first responders responded to a stretch of the interstate after Tolland County resident Christopher Russell, of Ellington, was struck by a driver near Exit 11. According to police, Russell “was projected and struck the trunk and rear windshield of (the vehicle he was assisting) before falling to a prone position facing east in the right shoulder (of I-91).” Russel…

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by Zak Failla
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Fairfield County Woman Hit, Dragged 200 Feet By Hit-Run Driver, Police Say Fairfield County Woman Hit, Dragged 200 Feet By Hit-Run Driver, Police Say
Fairfield County Woman Hit, Dragged 200 Feet By Hit-Run Driver, Police Say A Fairfield County woman was killed after she was hit and dragged by a car for nearly 200 feet before the vehicle fled the scene. Kemesha Robert Johnson, age 40, died around 3 a.m. Sunday, March 13, in Bridgeport near the intersection of Boston Avenue and Remington Street, authorities said. A witness on the scene told officers a woman driving a 2007 Black Volvo XC90 was stopped at a red light on Barnum Avenue when it was rear-ended by a silver or gray Honda Civic, said Scott Appleby, Bridgeport's director of emergency management. The Honda then backed up and hit a parked car and passed t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Struck, Killed By Two Cars On I-84, CT State Police Say Man Struck, Killed By Two Cars On I-84, CT State Police Say
Man Struck, Killed By Two Cars On I-84, CT State Police Say Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal crash on I-84 that left a 52-year-old man dead. It took place in New Haven County around 11:40 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 29, on the highway in Southbury, state police said. According to police, it happened when a 2015 Subaru Outback and a 2012 Toyota Camry were headed east, one in the right lane and the other in the left, state police said. A 52-year-old man, identified as Ricky Izzard, was standing on the right shoulder of the roadway when he began crossing and was struck by one car in the right lane and the other in the left, state po…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT State Police Asking For Help In Fatal Crash That Killed 57-Year-Old Woman CT State Police Asking For Help In Fatal Crash That Killed 57-Year-Old Woman
CT State Police Asking For Help In Fatal Crash That Killed 57-Year-Old Woman State Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help in connection with a fatal crash that killed a 57-year-old woman. Lisa Vecchitto, of Waterbury, was pronounced dead at the scene, which happened about 2:20 p.m. Wednesday, July 28 when her 2007 Ford Focus suddenly went off the road in New Haven County on Route 15, in Hamden and into a wooded area where it hit a tree and burst into flames, said the Connecticut State Police. No one else was in the car. Although the crash remains under investigation, state police said they don’t know why Vecchitto lost control as the weather was …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police: Speed Cited As Factor In Crash That Killed Five, Critically Injured Woman In Hamptons Police: Speed Cited As Factor In Crash That Killed Five, Critically Injured Woman In Hamptons
Police: Speed Cited As Factor In Crash That Killed Five, Critically Injured Woman In Hamptons Speed may have been a factor in the head-on crash that killed five people and left a woman in critical condition in the Hamptons over the weekend. Village of Quogue Chief of Police Christopher Isola gave an update about the investigation late Tuesday morning, July 27.  The crash happened at about 11:20 p.m. Saturday, July 24, on Montauk Highway in Suffolk County, near the intersection of Quogue Street East in Quogue. Police said a Nissan Maxima driven by Justin Mendez, age 22, of Brookhaven was westbound on the highway when it left its lane and drove into oncoming traffic, collid…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Police ID Man Killed After Ford F-150 Hits Curb, Overturns In Fairfield County Police ID Man Killed After Ford F-150 Hits Curb, Overturns In Fairfield County
Police ID Man Killed After Ford F-150 Hits Curb, Overturns In Fairfield County Police have identified the victim of a fatal single-vehicle crash in Fairfield County in which the driver allegedly lost control of his pickup truck and smashed into a median divider and was thrown from the vehicle and pinned underneath. Oscar Reyes, age 39, of Stamford, was killed around 12:32 a.m., Monday, July 19, on Washington Boulevard in Stamford, said Sgt. Jefferey Booth. According to Booth, a 2005 Ford F-150 was traveling northbound on Washington Boulevard, just north of the intersection with Bridge Street. Earlier Story: One Killed After Ford F-150 Hits Curb, Overturns …

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by Kathy Reakes
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State Police Asking For Witness, Dash Cam Video In Fatal CT Crash State Police Asking For Witness, Dash Cam Video In Fatal CT Crash
State Police Asking For Witness, Dash Cam Video In Fatal CT Crash Connecticut State Police are asking motorists who may have dash cameras for help with a fatal crash. The crash, which killed Iris Nereida Maldonado, age 39, of Bristol, took place around 3:50 a.m., Monday, June 7, on I-84 in East Hartford, state police said.  State police said Maldonado’s 2001 Honda Civic LX was headed west on I-84 behind a 2012 Freightliner Cascadia tractor-trailer when it hit the back of the truck. She was taken to Hartford Hospital where she later died, state police said. The tractor-trailer driver wasn’t injured. State Police say they don’t know why the coll…

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by Kathy Reakes