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Double-Fatal Crash: Victims ID'd After Car Slams Into Disabled Vehicle On CT Highway Double-Fatal Crash: Victims ID'd After Car Slams Into Disabled Vehicle On CT Highway
Double-Fatal Crash: Victims ID'd After Car Slams Into Disabled Vehicle On CT Highway Two people were killed after the disabled vehicle they were standing outside of along a busy Connecticut highway was hit by another car, police said. The events leading up to the crash began in Hartford County on Thursday, June 6 around 1:15 a.m., when a 2004 Honda Accord EX became disabled in the right lane of Route 5/15 South in East Hartford south of the on-ramp from Interstate 84 West. At this time, the three occupants who had been inside the Honda were gathered on the right shoulder.  However, for an unknown reason, one of the occupants and a pedestrian moved to the right lane, a…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Toddler Who Wandered Out Of CT Laundromat Killed By Hit-Run Driver, Police Say Toddler Who Wandered Out Of CT Laundromat Killed By Hit-Run Driver, Police Say
Toddler Who Wandered Out Of CT Laundromat Killed By Hit-Run Driver, Police Say An alleged hit-and-run driver killed a 1-and-a-half-year-old girl after wandering outside of a Connecticut laundromat. The incident occurred in Hartford around 11 p.m., Monday, June 3, in the area of 36 New Britain Ave. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, officers responded to the area after the department received numerous 911 calls reporting a toddler struck by a vehicle. Officers located the child unresponsive in the roadway, Boisvert said. The toddler was rushed to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.  "It was determined t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Crash: Young German Shepherd Struck, Killed In CT Hit-Run Crash: Young German Shepherd Struck, Killed In CT
Hit-Run Crash: Young German Shepherd Struck, Killed In CT Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help locating a Ford pickup truck that allegedly struck and killed a young German Shepherd. The crash occurred in New Haven County around 7:40 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, near 1650 Hartford Turnpike in North Haven. According to North Haven Police, it is believed the 2-year-old dog was struck by a white Ford pickup truck or SUV heading north on the Hartford Turnpike, which did not stop.   The suspect vehicle should have front-end damage.  "Help us find who did this," the department said.  Anyone with information or video foot…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In State Trooper's Hit-Run Death Arrest Made In State Trooper's Hit-Run Death
Arrest Made In State Trooper's Hit-Run Death A 44-year-old Connecticut man has been charged in the hit-and-run death of Trooper Aaron Pelletier, who was killed while making a traffic stop. Related: New Update: Trooper ID’d As Victim In Southington I-84 Crash The incident occurred in Hartford County around 2:30 p.m., Thursday, May 30, on I-84 in Southington. According to the Connecticut State Police, Alex Oyola-Sanchez, age 44, of Hartford, was charged with manslaughter/motor vehicle, among other charges, moments after the fatal crash when his vehicle sustained a tire failure on I-84 in Farmington. He is being held on a $5 mill…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Man Steals Car, Crashes Following Police Chase CT Man Steals Car, Crashes Following Police Chase
CT Man Steals Car, Crashes Following Police Chase A man has been arrested on charges including larceny after he allegedly stole a vehicle, committed multiple hit-and-runs, and eventually tried to evade police, causing a chase that ended in yet another crash.  The New London County incident occurred on Wednesday, May 22 in the city of New London. Just after 11:30 a.m. that morning, a Connecticut State Police officer saw a white 1999 Isuzu NPR truck driving south on I-95 over the Gold Star Bridge with yellow lobster cages loaded in the back. The truck had previously been reported as stolen from Narragansett, Rhode Island, and also wa…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Fatal CT Hit-Run: Man Found In Road ID'd As Victim Fatal CT Hit-Run: Man Found In Road ID'd As Victim
Fatal CT Hit-Run: Man Found In Road ID'd As Victim A Connecticut man was killed after allegedly being struck by a hit-and-run driver. The incident occurred in New Haven around 9:30 p.m., Sunday, April 28, at Whalley Avenue and Brownell Street. According to Officer Christian Bruckhart of the New Haven Police, responding officers found 70-year-old Yusuf Suat Gursey of New Haven in the roadway suffering from serious injuries. Bruckhart said the offending vehicle's driver was reported to have left the scene following the collision. American Medical Response transported Gursey to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he later died. Bruckhart sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Crash: Man Seriously Injured In Danbury Hit-Run Crash: Man Seriously Injured In Danbury
Hit-Run Crash: Man Seriously Injured In Danbury A man was seriously injured after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Fairfield County. The incident occurred in Danbury around 8:15 p.m., Wednesday, April 3 in the area of 9A Clapboard Ridge Road. When officers arrived, they found the man in the roadway with serious injuries, said Erin Henry, spokesperson for the Danbury Police Department. The victim has not yet been identified by police. Henry said the vehicle fled from the area before police arrived and has not been identified. The man was transported to the Danbury Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.  Clapboard Ridg…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
WWI Memorial Damaged In CT Hit-Run, Suspect At Large: Police WWI Memorial Damaged In CT Hit-Run, Suspect At Large: Police
WWI Memorial Damaged In CT Hit-Run, Suspect At Large: Police Authorities are searching for the person who they believe crashed into a WWI memorial in a Connecticut city and drove away. The New Haven County crash happened on the evening of Thursday, March 21 in the city of Meriden. At approximately 10 p.m. that day, near the intersection of Broad Street and East Main Street, a pickup truck reportedly crashed into the “City of Meriden World-War Roll Of Honor,” the city’s WWI monument, knocking it over and causing significant damage. Though the car fled from the scene before authorities arrived at the scene, police recovered a portion of the car’s h…

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by Sophie Grieser
Obituaries
Friends, Family Remember Connecticut Couple Killed In Hit-Run Crash Friends, Family Remember Connecticut Couple Killed In Hit-Run Crash
Friends, Family Remember Connecticut Couple Killed In Hit-Run Crash The man and woman from Connecticut killed in an alleged hit-and-run crash in Pennsylvania over the weekend have been identified as a husband and wife. Windham County residents Richard and Rebecca Whiddon, ages 37 and 33, both of the town of Brooklyn, were passengers in a Nissan that was struck in Bucks County near the corner of Veterans Highway and Ford Road in Bristol Township on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 24,  Both were pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. The driver and another passenger in the Nissan were also hurt.  Earlier report - Double-Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Man, Woman Fro…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
CT Man, 25, Killed In Hit-Run Crash Identified CT Man, 25, Killed In Hit-Run Crash Identified
CT Man, 25, Killed In Hit-Run Crash Identified Police have released the identity of a 25-year-old Connecticut man killed in a hit-and-run motorcycle crash. Tolland County resident James Faulkner, of Vernon, was killed on Tuesday, Feb. 27 during a crash with a 2018 Infiniti Q50 on Prospect Street in Vernon. According to Lt. Robert Marra of the Vernon Police, the driver of the Infiniti fled the scene after hitting Vaulkner's motorcycle. Faulkner was transported to Rockville General Hospital in Vernon where he was pronounced dead. Also involved were two parked vehicles, a 2005 Subaru Legacy and a 2015 Kia Optima. At this time the V…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 65-Year-Old CT Woman ID'd As Victim Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 65-Year-Old CT Woman ID'd As Victim
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 65-Year-Old CT Woman ID'd As Victim A suspect is at large after a woman was killed in a hit-and-run Connecticut crash overnight. It happened just after midnight on Sunday, Feb. 4 in Tolland County in the town of Hebron. A 2015 Kia Soul was traveling eastbound on Kinney Road when it entered the intersection to make a left turn onto Millstream Road, Connecticut State Police said. A 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 was traveling southbound on Millstream Road, entered the intersection without stopping at a posted stop sign, and struck the left side of the Kia causing fatal injuries to the operator and sole occup…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: Man Killed In Hit-Run, Police Search For Driver Fatal Crash: Man Killed In Hit-Run, Police Search For Driver
Fatal Crash: Man Killed In Hit-Run, Police Search For Driver Police are investigating following a hit-and-run crash that killed a Connecticut man. The collision occurred in New Haven around 1:30 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 28 at the intersection of Ella Grasso Boulevard and Washington Avenue. According to Sgt. Cherelle Carr of the New Haven Police, the man was walking on Ella Grasso Boulevard when he was struck by a dark-colored vehicle. The vehicle sped away from the crash site. The unidentified man, who was treated on the scene, died from his injuries, Carr said. The New Haven Police Department's Crash Reconstruction Team spoke to witnesses and obtai…

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by Kathy Reakes