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CT Woman, 35, Killed In Crash That Injured 2 Others CT Woman, 35, Killed In Crash That Injured 2 Others
CT Woman, 35, Killed In Crash That Injured 2 Others A 35-year-old Connecticut woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash that injured two others. The collision took place on Sunday, Jan. 28, in New Haven County at West Main Street at Watertown Avenue, in Waterbury. According to Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police, officers responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of West Main Street at Watertown Avenue involving a Honda Element and Ford Escape. The Ford Escape had two occupants in the vehicle identified as a 37-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman. Both occupants were transported to local hospitals. The man sus…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Video: 14-Year-Old CT Girl Killed In Crash Of Stolen Vehicle, Police Say Video: 14-Year-Old CT Girl Killed In Crash Of Stolen Vehicle, Police Say
Video: 14-Year-Old CT Girl Killed In Crash Of Stolen Vehicle, Police Say A 14-year-old Connecticut girl was killed during a two-car crash that also injured five people, two critically.  The crash took place in New Haven County around 2:20 a.m., Friday, July 21, at the intersection of East Main Street and Baldwin Street in Waterbury.  The vehicles involved were a Hyundai Sonata and Ford Escape, said Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police. The Hyundai had four juvenile occupants and had been reported stolen in Waterbury, he added. The girl was ejected during the crash and pronounced dead shortly after at the hospital, Bessette said. Also in th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Ford Recalling 634K SUVs For Faulty Fuel Line That Could Cause Fire Ford Recalling 634K SUVs For Faulty Fuel Line That Could Cause Fire
Ford Recalling 634K SUVs For Faulty Fuel Line That Could Cause Fire Ford is recalling hundreds of thousands of SUVs that could potentially have a faulty fuel injector that could lead to fuel spills or potentially leak vapors onto hot engines, posing a fire hazard. The motor company announced a recall of nearly 650,000 Ford Bronco Sport and Escape SUVs that were produced between 2020 and 2023 with 1.5-liter, three-cylinder engines, according to officials. Of the 650,000 vehicles subject to the recall worldwide, approximately 520,000 were reportedly sold in the US. According to officials, Ford is not advising consumers to stop driving the vehicles, and the …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
3 Injured After SUV Strikes Van, Rolls Down Embankment On CT Roadway 3 Injured After SUV Strikes Van, Rolls Down Embankment On CT Roadway
3 Injured After SUV Strikes Van, Rolls Down Embankment On CT Roadway Three people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Connecticut. The Hartford County crash happened on Route 2 in East Hartford at about 1:40 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, Connecticut State Police said. A 2011 Ford Escape XLT was traveling east near the Exit 5D off-ramp and the driver attempted to overtake a 2019 Ford Econoline E-450 Super by driving on the left shoulder, which narrows, authorities said. Police said the driver of the Ford Escape tried to cut back into the left lane and struck the Ford Econoline. The impact of the crash caused the Ford Escape to veer to the right and roll …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Man Celebrating His Birthday Killed In Wrong-Way Double-Fatal CT Crash Man Celebrating His Birthday Killed In Wrong-Way Double-Fatal CT Crash
Man Celebrating His Birthday Killed In Wrong-Way Double-Fatal CT Crash Two men were killed, one on his birthday, during a wrong-way crash in Connecticut. It happened around 8:45 p.m., Saturday, April 9, on Route 6 Windham County in the town of Hampton, said the Connecticut State Police. Tolland County resident Jeffrey Wayne Goulart, age 28, of the town of Hebron, was killed after driving his Subaru the wrong way on Route 6, slamming into a Ford Escape driven by a 16-year-old head-on, and then hit a Hyundai Elantra on the passenger side before it traveled off the roadway, state police said. Windham County resident, Jason F. Light, age 44, of the town of Putnam…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Ford Recalls 550K Cars Over Rollaway Concerns Ford Recalls 550K Cars Over Rollaway Concerns
Ford Recalls 550K Cars Over Rollaway Concerns Ford has announced a massive recall that will impact more than 500,000 vehicle owners in America who may be driving a car that could potentially roll away while placed in "Park."  Two safety recalls were announced by the company this week to replace shifter cable bushings for an estimated 550,000 Ford Fusion and Ford Escape models produced between 2013 and 2016. According to Ford, “on affected vehicles, the bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may detach from the transmission. A degraded shifter cable bushing that detaches from the transmission may allow the…

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by Zak Failla