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Investigation Underway After Man Shot In His Home By CT State Trooper
An investigation is underway by the state Office of Inspector General, of an officer-involved shooting of a man who allegedly threatened police with knives at a home in Connecticut. The incident took place in Tolland County around 2:15 p.m., Friday, March 1 on Meadow Road in Bolton. Connecticut State Police received a report that a man, later identified as Maxim Nowak, age 29, of Bolton, was experiencing a mental health crisis, according to a report by the Inspector General's Office. Nowak’s family reported that Nowak was threatening to harm himself and others and was waving…
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Double-Fatal Crash: 44-Year-Old CT Women ID'd As Victims On I-84
Two women were killed in an overnight wrong-way crash in Connecticut. It happened in Hartford County just before 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 in the town of Manchester. That's when Connecticut State Police say a 2008 Audi Q7 was traveling the wrong direction on Interstate 84 eastbound in the right lane, west of Exit 62. The SUV then collided head-on with a commercial truck in the right lane before pushing into the center lane and colliding with another truck. Both the driver of the Audi, 44-year-old Brenda Mendrell of Hartford, and the front-right passenger, Jermyra&nb…
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Woman Killed After Car Swerves Across Lanes, Strikes Concrete Barrier On I-84 In CT
Authorities are investigating a two-car crash on a busy highway in Connecticut that left a woman dead. The crash happened in Hartford County on Thursday, Feb. 8 just before 7 a.m. on Interstate 84 West in Manchester, according to Connecticut State Police. According to authorities, a Hyundai Genesis had been traveling east of the Exit 61 on-ramp in the center lane when a Nissan Juke also traveling west in the HOV lane veered across the swale and left lane and collided with the Genesis. The collision caused the Genesis to veer into the grassy area to the right of the highway, whe…
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Trooper Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Parked Cruiser On I-91 In CT During Storm: Police
A state trooper was taken to a hospital after a car driven by a 20-year-old New York resident crashed into the back of her cruiser on a Connecticut highway amid a winter storm, police announced. The incident happened in New Haven County during a winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 9 around 7:40 p.m., when a state police cruiser was parked in the left lane of Interstate 91 South in Meriden while helping with a call for traffic service. According to state police, a 2016 Cadillac Escalade driven by Putnam County resident Luis Sanchez, Jr. of Brewster, age 20, was traveling south in the left la…
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Fatal Christmas Morning Crash: Woman ID'd As Victim In 2-Vehicle Collision On CT Roadway
A New York woman was killed in a Christmas morning crash in Connecticut. It happened around 9:05 a.m. in Middlesex County on the I-91 northbound Exit 20 onramp in Middletown. A 2007 Toyota Corolla veered into the center lane and hit a 2019 Chrysler 300, according to state police. Both vehicles rolled into the grassy median. A 2019 Chrysler 300 was traveling near on-ramp in the center lane of three and a 2007 Toyota Corolla was traveling in the right lane to the right of the Chrysler. For an unknown reason, the Corolla veered into the center lane and collided with the Chrysler,&…
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11-Month-Old Killed, Woman Seriously Injured In Overnight Crash On I-91 In CT
An infant was killed overnight in a single-vehicle crash on a busy Connecticut roadway. The Hartford County crash happened just before 2 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 on southbound I-91 in Enfield. According to Connecticut State Police, a 2006 Honda Accord was traveling in the right lane north of Exit 45 when it collided with a metal-beam guardrail. The Accord then rolled over and came to a stop in a grassy area to the right of the roadway. The driver, a 30-year-old New Britain woman, was transported by Windsor EMS to Hartford Hospital with serious injuries. The lone passenger, an 11-month-…
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Fatal I-84 Crash: CT 18-Year-Old ID'd As Victim
A Connecticut teen was killed when the vehicle he was riding in crashed into two trucks on I-84. The collision occurred in East Hartford around 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 near Exit 56. Connecticut State Police identified the victim as Yomar Berrios, age 18, of East Hartford. Berrios was a passenger in a 2005 Honda Accord that was traveling in the westbound lanes behind a Freightliner Ms 106 Medium Duty truck when it collided with the back of the vehicle, state police said. Police said for "an unknown reason," the Honda hit the truck and then veered across the left center lane of the h…
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Triple-Fatal Crash: SUV Slams Into Back Of Tractor-Trailer On CT Highway
Authorities are investigating a crash on a Connecticut highway that left three people dead. The crash happened in Hartford County on Sunday, Oct. 22 just before 5 a.m., when a 2003 Lincoln Aviator SUV traveling on Interstate 91 southbound in Wethersfield crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer that had been parked in the right shoulder north of Exit 25, according to state police. After the collision, the SUV came to an uncontrolled final rest on the right shoulder just behind the tractor-trailer. The driver of the tractor-trailer reported no injuries and declined medical att…
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CT Man Struck, Killed By Hit-Run Driver, Police Say
A 34-year-old Connecticut man was hit and killed by a hit-and-run driver along a busy city street. The crash took place in Hartford around 11:30 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 5 in the area of Hamilton Street, just east of Hillside Avenue. When Hartford Police arrived on the scene they found Upon arrival they found Omar Espinal of Hartford, suffering from serious injuries after "apparently" being struck by a vehicle that fled the scene, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police. Espinal was transported to Hartford Hospital Emergency Room by Aetna Ambulance where he was later pronounced …
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A Connecticut man was charged with DUI following a two-vehicle crash on I-84 that seriously injured two. The crash took place in Hartford County around 11 p.m. on I-84 in the town of Southington on Saturday, Aug. 26. According to the Connecticut State Police, Jakub Cwieka, age 30, of Newington, was driving a 2017 Lexus IS300 east beside a 2018 Alfa Romeo when both vehicles lost control and collided with each other and hit a metal beam guardrail. When Troopers responded they found that Cwieka, who was not injured, showed signs and impairment and was placed in custody, state police said. Th…
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Fatal Crash: 26-Year-Old CT Man Loses Control Of Vehicle, Lands Under Tractor-Trailer
A 26-year-old Connecticut man was killed after losing control of his motorcycle and ending up underneath a tractor-trailer. Tolland County resident Kevin Gorman, of Willington, was killed around 4:30 p.m., Thursday, July 20 on I-84 West in Tolland. According to Connecticut State Police, Gorman, who was riding a Suzuki GSX-R600 in the left lane behind a Dodge Ram pickup when traffic ahead began to stop suddenly due to a crash. Gorman braked and lost control of the bike, sending him into the back of the pickup truck, state police said. The strike sent him flying underneath a trac…
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17-Year-Old Girl Critically Injured In Rollover CT Crash
A teen driver has suffered life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle crash in northern Connecticut, police announced. It happened around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, in the town of Litchfield, according to Connecticut State Police. The 17-year-old girl was driving northbound on Route 8 near Exit 41 when her car ran off the left side of the road. Her car rolled over before hitting a tree. The teen, a resident of Torrington, was transported to Hartford Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Anyone with information regarding the crash is encouraged to contact Trooper Thomas Schae…
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