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Michael Dean

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Driver Hospitalized After Propane Truck Plows Into Tractor-Trailer Off I-84 In Southington Driver Hospitalized After Propane Truck Plows Into Tractor-Trailer Off I-84 In Southington
Driver Hospitalized After Propane Truck Plows Into Tractor-Trailer Off I-84 In Southington The driver of a propane truck sustained serious injuries after he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a tractor-trailer parked at a rest stop in Hartford County this week, officials say. New Haven County resident Joseph Layden, of Wolcott, was driving a propane truck heading east on I-84 in Southington around 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 25 when he, "for an unknown reason" lost control of the vehicle and drove into a parked tractor-trailer, according to Connecticut State Police. The out-of-control vehicle traveled across the right lane and shoulder, crossed the Southington Rest a…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Witnesses Sought: I-84 Collision Injures Southington Man Witnesses Sought: I-84 Collision Injures Southington Man
Witnesses Sought: I-84 Collision Injures Southington Man Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a crash between a tractor-trailer and a car that closed a lane of I-84 for several hours. The collision took place in Hartford County around 11:30 a.m., Friday, March 10 on I-84 in Southington. According to state police, a 2003 Acura RSX was traveling in the right lane of three when for an unknown reason the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with the rear-end of an eastbound tractor-trailer. The tractor-trailer driver was not injured; the driver of the Acura, identified as Jason Rustico, age 39, of Southington, suffered suspec…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hit-Run Crash: ID Released For 20-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Car In Enfield Hit-Run Crash: ID Released For 20-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Car In Enfield
Hit-Run Crash: ID Released For 20-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Car In Enfield Police have released the identity of a 20-year-old woman killed by a hit-and-run driver as they ask for witnesses to the crash in Connecticut. Hampden County resident Yaseri Cortes, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was struck around 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 in Hartford County. Police report Cortes was standing in the center lane and was struck directly by a car on southbound I-91 in Enfield. She suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Earlier report: Woman Struck, Killed By Car In Hit-Run I-91 Crash In Enfield After striking Cortes, the driver continue…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver Goes Airborne, Strikes Trees After Traveling Off Glastonbury Roadway Driver Goes Airborne, Strikes Trees After Traveling Off Glastonbury Roadway
Driver Goes Airborne, Strikes Trees After Traveling Off Glastonbury Roadway A 32-year-old man suffered serious injuries when his car left the roadway and struck multiple trees in Connecticut. The crash happened in Hartford County on Route 2 in Glastonbury at about 10:50 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18, Connecticut State Police reported. A 2018 Honda Accord EX-L was traveling east near Exit 12 when, for unknown reasons, the driver lost control of the car, and the Honda entered the grassy median and went up an embankment, police said. The car then struck a group of trees and went airborne, authorities reported. When the Honda landed, it went up another embankment and crash…

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by Nicole Valinote
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23-Year-Old Dies After 3-Vehicle Crash On I-291 In South Windsor 23-Year-Old Dies After 3-Vehicle Crash On I-291 In South Windsor
23-Year-Old Dies After 3-Vehicle Crash On I-291 In South Windsor A 23-year-old Connecticut man died at the hospital after a three-vehicle crash. The crash happened in South Windsor on westbound I-291 near the Exit 4 on-ramp at about 11:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, Connecticut State Police said. Jose Cotto, of Windsor Locks, was riding a 2017 Harley-Davidson XL 1200 Forty-Eight when, for unknown reasons, he lost control of the motorcycle and it tipped over, causing Cotto to be separated from the motorcycle, police said. Authorities said a 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid then struck Cotto and then struck the Harley-Davidson in the left lane of travel. Po…

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by Nicole Valinote