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Bear Hit And Killed On I-84 In Newtown

K Reakes
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Officials are not sure if a bear that was tranquilized in a tree in Danbury on Friday morning and moved to the woods, is the same one that was hit and killed in Newtown later in the day.
Officials are not sure if a bear that was tranquilized in a tree in Danbury on Friday morning and moved to the woods, is the same one that was hit and killed in Newtown later in the day. Photo Credit: Mayor Mark Boughton via Twitter @MayorMark

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A Naugatuck woman hit and killed a black bear on June 10 while driving on I-84 in Newtown, according to the News-Times.

A 61-year-old woman was driving eastbound in the left lane with an 11-year-old passenger when the black bear tried to cross the roadway, the News-Times reported. She swerved to avoid striking the bear, but hit it in the left lane before hitting a guardrail and ending up in the median, said the News-Times.

The driver and the young girl were not hurt, but the bear died on impact, according to the News-Times. Officials are not sure if the 235-pound bear is the same one who was captured in Danbury earlier in the day and released back into the woods, added the News-Times.

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