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Crash Reconstruction Unit

Man Killed After Losing Control Of ATV On In Waterbury, Police Say Man Killed After Losing Control Of ATV On In Waterbury, Police Say
Man Killed After Losing Control Of ATV On In Waterbury, Police Say Police have released the identity of a man killed in an ATV crash. The incident took place in New Haven County around 9:45 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 4 in Waterbury. According to Lt. Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police, Jose Albino-Mirabal, age 29, of Waterbury was driving an ATV in the area of 21 East Farms St., when he lost control of the vehicle and landed on his head in the roadway. Albino-Mirabal was transported to Waterbury Hospital where he was pronounced dead by hospital staff. The accident is under investigation by the Waterbury Police Department Crash Reconstruction Unit.  An…
Two Suffer Life-Threatening Injuries In CT Crash Two Suffer Life-Threatening Injuries In CT Crash
Two Suffer Life-Threatening Injuries In CT Crash Two people were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following a crash in Fairfield County. Police responded to the crash in the town of Fairfield at the intersection of Commerce Drive and Coolidge Street at about 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, according to the Fairfield Police Department. Investigators found that a motorcycle traveling south on Coolidge Street entered the intersection and collided with a van that was westbound on Commerce Drive, police said. Two people were thrown from the motorcycle, suffering life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Police said the sole occ…
Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Busy Waterbury Roadway, Police Say Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Busy Waterbury Roadway, Police Say
Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Busy Waterbury Roadway, Police Say A man was killed after being hit by a Toyota Avalon along a busy Connecticut roadway. The incident took place around 12:15 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 23, in New Haven County in the area of Thomaston Avenue, in Waterbury. When officers arrived on the scene they found a 60-year-old man who had been struck by the vehicle, said Lt. Robert Davis, of the Waterbury Police. The man was transported to Waterbury Hospital via ambulance, where he died from injuries sustained from the collision, Davis said. The driver of the Toyota remained on scene and is cooperating with investigating officers, h…
ID Released For Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At Waterbury Park ID Released For Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At Waterbury Park
ID Released For Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At Waterbury Park Police have identified a woman who was found dead inside a vehicle submerged underwater at a Connecticut park. The New Haven County woman, ID'd as 22-year-old Yamiles Vazquez was discovered around 3:50 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 15, at Lakewood Park in Waterbury, authorities said. Vazquez was found after officers 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 Waterbury PD Sgt. Robert Davis. Vazquez was a resident of Waterbury. Region 5 Dive Team responded to the…
Man On Stolen Motorcycle Killed In Waterbury Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say Man On Stolen Motorcycle Killed In Waterbury Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say
Man On Stolen Motorcycle Killed In Waterbury Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say A 31-year-old Connecticut man allegedly driving a stolen motorcycle at a high rate of speed was killed after crashing with another vehicle. The crash took place around 12:14 a.m., Wednesday, June 30 in the area of 1565 Main St., in Waterbury, said Sgt. Robert Davis. According to Davis, the motorcycle struck a vehicle and was ejected from the bike. He was rushed to an area hospital where he died from his injuries. A preliminary investigation found that the driver of the motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed and struck a 2014 Honda Accord that was making a U-turn in the …
Man, 31, Killed In Waterbury After Hitting Parked Tractor-Trailer Man, 31, Killed In Waterbury After Hitting Parked Tractor-Trailer
Man, 31, Killed In Waterbury After Hitting Parked Tractor-Trailer A 31-year-old New York man was killed after his vehicle struck a parked tractor-trailer in Connecticut. Christopher Ortiz, of Watertown, in Jefferson County, was found dead around 12:06 a.m., Wednesday, April 21, when Waterbury police responded to a motor vehicle accident in the area of South Main Street at Verzier Street, in Waterbury, said Sgt. Davis. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a white 2005 Nissan Altima had traveled from the northbound lane of traffic into the southbound lane and struck a parked unoccupied tractor-trailer, Davis said.  T…