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19-Year-Old Woman Accused Of Going 115 MPH In CT Charged With Reckless Driving 19-Year-Old Woman Accused Of Going 115 MPH In CT Charged With Reckless Driving
19-Year-Old Woman Accused Of Going 115 MPH In CT Charged With Reckless Driving A woman has been charged with reckless driving after being accused of driving 115 miles per hour on a busy Connecticut highway. At about 4:40 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, a Connecticut State Police trooper in Windham County assigned to Troop D in Danielson was conducting speed enforcement along I-395 southbound in the area of exit 50 in Thompson.  The trooper "observed a vehicle traveling southbound toward his location at a rate of speed clearly higher than the posted speed limit," said police. Utilizing his assigned laser unit, the trooper observed the vehicle going at a rate of 99 m…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fairfield County Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash Fairfield County Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash
Fairfield County Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash A 60-year-old was killed in a two-vehicle crash on a busy Connecticut roadway. The New London County incident happened on Monday, Aug. 28 in Waterford, according to Connecticut State Police. At approximately 11:30 a.m., a gray Ford Fiesta was driving southbound on I-395 and began to slow down with traffic in the rightmost lane. The Ford Fiesta was about a half-mile from Exit 2 when Fairfield County resident Marc Pennino, of Monroe, who was also driving south, drove into the right lane and hit the back of the Ford. Pennino was riding a blue Harley-Davidson motorcycle without a helmet, p…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Wrong-Way Driver Charged With DUI, CT State Police Say Wrong-Way Driver Charged With DUI, CT State Police Say
Wrong-Way Driver Charged With DUI, CT State Police Say A man driving the wrong way on a roadway in the region has been accused of driving while under the influence on Thanksgiving Day morning. At about 5:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 25, Connecticut State Police in Windham County at Troop D in Danielson said multiple 911 calls reported a black SUV, displaying a Massachusetts registration, traveling southbound, at a high rate of speed, in the northbound lanes of I-395, in Plainfield.  With the assistance of Plainfield Police, the vehicle was located and safely brought to a stop in the area of Exit 29, in Plainfield, according to Connecticut …

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by Joe Lombardi
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CT State Police Seek Witnesses To Rollover Crash On Busy Roadway CT State Police Seek Witnesses To Rollover Crash On Busy Roadway
CT State Police Seek Witnesses To Rollover Crash On Busy Roadway Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a single-vehicle crash that killed a 28-year-old man. The crash took place in Windham County on Tuesday, Oct. 25 on I-395 in Killingly. According to state police, Dylan Goulet, of Brooklyn, was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe northbound on I-395 in Killingly when for an unknown reason, the Tahoe went off the roadway into a dirt median. Goulet then went across both lanes of the highway and rolled several times. He died from his injuries. Anyone with information regarding this crash is being asked to contact state police at 860-779-4900.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man, Teen Killed After Crash Involving Disabled Vehicle On CT Roadway Man, Teen Killed After Crash Involving Disabled Vehicle On CT Roadway
Man, Teen Killed After Crash Involving Disabled Vehicle On CT Roadway Two people were killed in a crash after they stepped out of a vehicle on a busy Connecticut roadway. It happened around 11:25 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 in New London County on I-395 in Montville. A 2002 Lexus ES 300 was disabled in the right shoulder on the northbound side, behind a parked 2008 Buick Enclave CXL, according to Connecticut State Police. A 2014 Volkswagen Passat was traveling northbound in the right lane and crossed over the white fog line into the right shoulder and struck both vehicles, and two pedestrians, police said. The Passat then struck the metal beam…

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by Joe Lombardi
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57-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Vehicle Crashes Down Embankment 57-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Vehicle Crashes Down Embankment
57-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Vehicle Crashes Down Embankment Connecticut State Police are investigating a single-car crash that killed a 57-year-old man. The crash took place in Windham County around 6.29 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, on I-395 in Plainfield, state police said. According to Trooper Kyle Ambrose, Peter Burns of the Town of Plainfield in Windham County, was driving about a mile north of Exit 29 when he lost control of the vehicle and veered off the shoulder, and hit a speed limit sign. The vehicle then crossed the highway colliding with a wire guardrail on the right shoulder where it continued down an embankment and struck several trees, sta…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT State Police Troopers Struck By Wrong-Way, Drunk Drivers In Separate Incidents CT State Police Troopers Struck By Wrong-Way, Drunk Drivers In Separate Incidents
CT State Police Troopers Struck By Wrong-Way, Drunk Drivers In Separate Incidents Within the course of less than a week, allegedly drunk wrong-way drivers crashed into Connecticut State Police cruisers in separate late-night incidents on major roadways. Shortly before 11 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, Connecticut State Police troopers received a report of a wrong-way driver on I-84 in the area of exit 23 in Waterbury. Police said that when troopers attempted to intervene and stop the driver, Prospect resident Sarah Deleon, 34, she instead collided head-on with a cruiser, sending one trooper to the hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash. During the subsequ…

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by Zak Failla