Second Teen Dies A Week After Violent CT Crash Kills 15-Year-Old Girl

A second Connecticut teen has died from injuries suffered in a crash that also killed a 15-year-old girl last month.

The area of the fatal crash is outlined in red.
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07/07/2023 8:00 a.m.

The crash took place around 4:40 a.m. Sunday, June 25 in Windham County on Allen Hill Road near Route 205 in the small town of Brooklyn.

On Thursday, July 6, Connecticut State Police confirmed that a second passenger, 17-year-old Bryce Burditt, who attended Plainfield High School had died from his injuries.

The crash, which occurred when a 2004 Toyota Prius, with five occupants, slammed into a tree before going down an embankment, also killed passenger Chanelle Edwards, of Griswold, state police said.

Earlier report - Fatal Crash: Girl ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized After Car Hits Tree In Windham County

Police said the passengers ranged in age from 15 to 21.

Plainfield High School said counselors and social workers will be at the school on Thursday, July 6, and Friday, July 7 for students who need support.

The crash remains under investigation.

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