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Western Mass Man Killed In Crash, Dragged By Bear Remembered By Friends As 'Unique Soul' Western Mass Man Killed In Crash, Dragged By Bear Remembered By Friends As 'Unique Soul'
Western Mass Man Killed In Crash, Dragged By Bear Remembered By Friends As 'Unique Soul' You may have heard about Daniel Ducharme's death.  The 31-year-old was killed in Western Massachusetts on Sunday, May 5, after he lost control of his car and crashed in Hampshire County in the town of Hatfield. A bear is believed to have dragged him from the wreckage after that.  But his friends say those headlines left out who the South Hadley resident was.  Dozens of social media posts paint a far more complex picture of someone who cared for his friends, loved cracking jokes and making music, and had big plans for his future.  Evan Flynn posted on Facebook that Dani…

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by Josh Lanier
News
CT Man Killed By Box Truck Backing Out Of Parking Space, Police Say CT Man Killed By Box Truck Backing Out Of Parking Space, Police Say
CT Man Killed By Box Truck Backing Out Of Parking Space, Police Say A 64-year-old Connecticut man was killed when he was struck by a box truck that was backing out of a parking space, police said. The incident took place in Hartford around 10:15 a.m., Friday, June 10 at 25 Laurel St., at the Underwood Elderly Apartments. When officers arrived on the scene they located the man who was suffering from serious injuries due to the crash, said Sgt. Chris Mastroianni of the Hartford Police. The victim was immediately transported to an area hospital where he died from his injuries, Mastroianni said. The victim lived at the apartment complex where he was hit,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Medical Examiner Issues Ruling In Death Of Connecticut HS Player Medical Examiner Issues Ruling In Death Of Connecticut HS Player
Medical Examiner Issues Ruling In Death Of Connecticut HS Player The death of a Connecticut high school hockey player after an on-ice collision has been ruled accidental. The state's chief medical examiner announced on Monday, Jan. 10 that Teddy Balkind, a 10th-grader at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, who died on Thursday, Jan. 6, during a game died from an "incised wound of the neck," and the incident was officially ruled as accidental. Balkind, age 16, was killed around 5 p.m., during a junior varsity game at the Brunswick Upper School in Greenwich. The tragic accident occurred when Balkind fell to the ice, and another player who was near him was u…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT HS Hockey Player Dies During Game Following Accident, Police Say CT HS Hockey Player Dies During Game Following Accident, Police Say
CT HS Hockey Player Dies During Game Following Accident, Police Say Updated story: Tragic Death Of 16-Year-Old High School Player Mourned Inside, Outside Hockey World A high school hockey player died during a game in Fairfield County due to an accident.  The incident took around 5 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 6, during a game at the Brunswick Upper School in Greenwich. According to Captain Mark E. Zuccerella, of the Greenwich Police, during the normal course of the game, a player from the other team fell to the ice. Another player who was near the downed player was unable to stop and collided with the player who fell. The player on the ice sustained an…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Killed In CT House Fire ID Released For Man Killed In CT House Fire
ID Released For Man Killed In CT House Fire Police have released the name of a 76-year-old man who died when a house fire broke out in Fairfield County. A structure fire was reported shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 19 at a home on Route 55 West in the Town of Sherman, police said. According to police, during the investigation the following day on Monday, Sept. 20, human remains were recovered in the basement of the home by the Connecticut State Police Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit. The remains were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Farmington for further examination, and it was determined…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At Waterbury Park, Police Say Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At Waterbury Park, Police Say
Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At Waterbury Park, Police Say Police are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a fully submerged vehicle at a Connecticut park. The woman was found around 3:50 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 15, in New Haven County at Lakewood Park in Waterbury. Police received a report from a utility worker who was working on a downed line, of a submerged vehicle in the area of Lakewood Road at Massachusetts Avenue at the park, said Sgt. Robert Davis of the Waterbury Police Department. Region 5 Dive Team responded to the incident and located an unresponsive woman inside the vehicle, Davis said. Emergency medical servic…

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by Kathy Reakes