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Flat, Shredded Tire Leads To Homicide Charge For CT Man In Fiery I-95 Bridge Crash Flat, Shredded Tire Leads To Homicide Charge For CT Man In Fiery I-95 Bridge Crash
Flat, Shredded Tire Leads To Homicide Charge For CT Man In Fiery I-95 Bridge Crash A Connecticut man has been charged with negligent homicide in connection with a fiery rollover crash last year that killed an oil tanker driver. New London County resident Reginald Collins, age 59, of New London, turned himself in to Connecticut State Police on Wednesday, April 24, for the Friday, April 21, 2023, crash on I-95 in Groton. According to an arrest affidavit, Collins was driving southbound on I-95 South on the Gold Star Memorial Bridge when his steering "felt funny," and the "car began to jump"  on his Toyota Avalon. Collins had just purchased used tires for the vehicle. S…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fiery Crash: I-95 Bridge, Buildings On Fire After Oil Tanker Overturns, Police Say Fiery Crash: I-95 Bridge, Buildings On Fire After Oil Tanker Overturns, Police Say
Fiery Crash: I-95 Bridge, Buildings On Fire After Oil Tanker Overturns, Police Say New Update: ID Released For Person Killed In Fiery Crash On I-95 Bridge In CT Several buildings under a Connecticut bridge on I-95 are on fire, closing lanes and causing heavy black smoke in the area. According to the Connecticut State Police, the fire started in New London County on the Gold Star Memorial Bridge around 11 a.m. in the New London and Groton areas when an oil tanker rolled over causing a fire on the bridge which caused several buildings under the bridge to catch fire.  Injuries have been reported, but state police did not have specific details. State Police said as of …

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by Kathy Reakes