Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say
Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say Four people were killed in a wrong-way crash on I-84 in Connecticut, state police announced. Tolland County resident Kurt Emmanual Bahler, age 36, of Ellington, was driving eastbound on I-84 near exit 51 in Hartford shortly after 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, in the left of four lanes when a wrong-way driver approached him. Police said that Hartford resident Natachia Izekia Rivera-Hall was driving the wrong way on I-84 traveling west in the eastbound lanes when she struck Bahler head-on. Bahler’s truck came to an uncontrolled rest in the left lane near the exit, while Rivera-Hall’s …
State Police Cruiser Struck In Fairfield County Crash State Police Cruiser Struck In Fairfield County Crash
State Police Cruiser Struck In Fairfield County Crash State police cruisers were struck in separate Christmas Eve Day crashes in Connecticut - one in Fairfield County and the other in Middlesex County. Just after 6 a.m. Friday, Dec. 24, a Daibeliz Taveras, age 33, from Brooklyn, New York, traveling northbound on I-95 a half-mile south of the Exit 17 off-ramp in Norwalk lost control of her 2018 Dodge Journey and struck another vehicle, before drifting and colliding with the cruiser, state police said. The state police trooper, the driver of the Journey, and six passengers in the Journey were hospitalized with what police say were minor injuries…
Teen Charged With DUI After Vehicle Crashes Into Bushes In Fairfield County Teen Charged With DUI After Vehicle Crashes Into Bushes In Fairfield County
Teen Charged With DUI After Vehicle Crashes Into Bushes In Fairfield County A 17-year-old from Fairfield County is facing misdemeanor charges after police said she admitted that she smoked marijuana while driving before crashing her vehicle. Officers responded to a report of a rollover crash in Darien at about 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, according to the Darien Police Department. Police said officers found the vehicle on its left side, partially off the roadway in the bushes in the area of Hollow Tree Ridge Road near Linden Avenue. While officers were helping the driver out of the vehicle through the sunroof, they smelled a "strong order of marijuana coming from t…
Driver Charged After Crash Killed Woman, CT State Police Say Driver Charged After Crash Killed Woman, CT State Police Say
Driver Charged After Crash Killed Woman, CT State Police Say A 63-year-old man is facing charges in a two-vehicle crash on a Connecticut highway that killed a 58-year-old woman.  Mark Herbst, of Hartford, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 8, and charged with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said the crash happened at about 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 4 in Glastonbury.  A 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML350, driven by Herbst, struck a 2004 Toyota Camry on Route 2 Westbound near the Exit 9 on-ramp, authorities said.  Investigators found that the Mercedes-Benz traveled from the right lane into the shoulder…
Good Samaritan Struck, Killed Assisting Others On I-84 Good Samaritan Struck, Killed Assisting Others On I-84
Good Samaritan Struck, Killed Assisting Others On I-84 State police are asking the public for help after a man, who was assisting people following a crash, was hit and killed in Connecticut. Andy Azab, of Oakville, an enclave of Watertown in Litchfield County, was hit by a Nissan Altima while attempting to help at another crash scene on I-84 in Hartford County, in Southington. State police said the accident happened around 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday, July 6 near the Exit 28 on-ramp, when Azab, age 62, was standing in the travel portion of the highway. Azab was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, state police said. No one else was …
Witnesses Sought In Crash That Left Fairfield County Woman Dead, State Police Say Witnesses Sought In Crash That Left Fairfield County Woman Dead, State Police Say
Witnesses Sought In Crash That Left Fairfield County Woman Dead, State Police Say Police are asking for witnesses to a three-vehicle crash on the Litchfield Turnpike that left a 39-year-old Fairfield County woman dead. Sharon May Piech, of Danbury, was killed around 1:34 p.m., Sunday, April 18 in Washington, following the violent crash, that also injured several other people, said the Connecticut State Police. According to police, the crash took place when Piech was traveling westbound on the highway when she lost control of her 2015 Subaru Forrester for an unknown reason and crossed over into eastbound traffic sideswiping a 2018 Mercedes, before then hitting a 2018 Dodg…
Man Charged With Assault For Crash Severely Injuring Passenger In Fairfield County Man Charged With Assault For Crash Severely Injuring Passenger In Fairfield County
Man Charged With Assault For Crash Severely Injuring Passenger In Fairfield County A 22-year-old man has been charged with assault in connection with a crash last year that severely injured his passenger in Fairfield County. Brian O’Connell, a Wilton resident, was arrested on a warrant on Tuesday, Feb. 9, by the Stamford Police for the crash that took place on. Friday, Oct. 16, said Stamford Police Sgt. Jeffrey Booth. According to Booth, the crash took place around 10:59 p.m., Oct. 16 at the intersection of North State Street and Canal Street when a 2017 Jaguar being driven by Diana Feliz, age 23, of Norwalk, was traveling eastbound on North State Street. While goin…
Here's Next Chance For Snow As More Winter-Like Weather Pattern Returns Here's Next Chance For Snow As More Winter-Like Weather Pattern Returns
Here's Next Chance For Snow As More Winter-Like Weather Pattern Returns While there has been an overwhelming amount of news these days, the month of January has been relatively uneventful when it comes to the weather.  But a storm system that brought mainly rain to most of the region kicked off the weekend with some areas north and inland seeing 1 to 3 inches of snowfall, with a few parts of New England getting between one foot to 18 inches of snow accumulation. (See image above for totals.) Now, meteorologists are saying a change in the weather pattern will lead to more winter-like conditions in the weeks to come. "Although major snowfall accum…
Cell Phone Photo Leads To Arrest Of Norwalk Woman After Hit-Run Darien Crash, Police Say Cell Phone Photo Leads To Arrest Of Norwalk Woman After Hit-Run Darien Crash, Police Say
Cell Phone Photo Leads To Arrest Of Norwalk Woman After Hit-Run Darien Crash, Police Say Cell phones led to the arrest of a hit-and-run driver in Fairfield County when she dropped her device, struck another vehicle, and sped away, but not before a photo was taken of her license plate, police said. A man was traveling north on Hoyt Street in Darien at 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13 when he slowed down for traffic, at which point he was rear-ended by a red Nissan Rogue being driven by Norwalk resident Yumiko Nagahama. Police said that after striking the car, Nagahama continued north on Hoyt Street before turning onto Woodway Road. According to police, a passenger in the car was …
Woman Driving Three Times Legal Limit Crashes Into Fairfield PD Cruiser, Police Say Woman Driving Three Times Legal Limit Crashes Into Fairfield PD Cruiser, Police Say
Woman Driving Three Times Legal Limit Crashes Into Fairfield PD Cruiser, Police Say For the second time in two weeks, a suspected drunk driver struck a police vehicle in the Town of Fairfield. The latest incident happened around 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3 when a Fairfield Police Traffic Enforcement Sergeant was struck by an allegedly drunk driver while working a State DUI Grant on Old Post Road near South Benson Road. "This Grant is entirely dedicated towards the identification and removal of reckless and drunk drivers from the roadways," Fairfield Police said. Fairfield Police Emergency Communications Center received a radio transmission from the ser…
Photos: Fiery Four-Car Crash Takes Down Three Utility Poles In Norwalk Photos: Fiery Four-Car Crash Takes Down Three Utility Poles In Norwalk
Photos: Fiery Four-Car Crash Takes Down Three Utility Poles In Norwalk A multi-car crash took out three utility poles and caused a massive car fire in Fairfield County, sending four to the hospital. First responders in Norwalk were dispatched to a reported motor vehicle fire on Connecticut Avenue after four cars were involved in a crash at approximately noon on Thursday, July 30. Norwalk Fire Chief Stephen Shay said that one car took out all three utility poles, and the high tension wires surrounded the car and it burst into flames. The two occupants of the vehicle were able to get out with the assistance of nearby bystanders. Firefighters had to wait for cre…
Woman Critical After Crashing Into Wall Near Train Station In Fairfield County Woman Critical After Crashing Into Wall Near Train Station In Fairfield County
Woman Critical After Crashing Into Wall Near Train Station In Fairfield County A 33-year-old woman who had to be extricated from a vehicle is in critical condition after smashing into a wall near an area train station minutes after being involved in another crash. The incident took place around 9:48 p.m., Thursday, June 18, in Fairfield County when the Bridgeport Emergency Operation Center received a report that a vehicle had crashed into the wall by the train station at the intersection of State Street and Water Street in Bridgeport, said Sgt. Gabe Meszaros. The crash occurred when the driver of a 2012 Buick Verano, identified as Aisha S. Burnett, of Bridgeport,…