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Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Spills Fuel On Snow-Covered I-84 Stretch Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Spills Fuel On Snow-Covered I-84 Stretch
Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Spills Fuel On Snow-Covered I-84 Stretch Fuel had to be cleaned from a snow-covered stretch of Interstate 84  in Connecticut following a crash involving a tractor-trailer.  The crash happened in Tolland County on Tuesday morning, Feb. 28, when an Amazon tractor-trailer crashed on Interstate 84 westbound in Willington between Exit 71 and Exit 72, according to state police.  The tractor-trailer became jackknifed and spilled fuel as a result of the crash, police said. Officials from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Environmental Services, Inc. then responded to the scene and were able to clean up the s…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
I-684 Reopens Following Crash Injuring 3 I-684 Reopens Following Crash Injuring 3
I-684 Reopens Following Crash Injuring 3 Three people were injured, including one person who was ejected, when a tractor-trailer flipped on a packed highway. The incident took place in Northern Westchester around 8 a.m., Wednesday, July 20 on northbound I-684 in Katonah. The crash closed the roadway for several hours, but it has since reopened, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. Information regarding the crash, including the condition of those injured, and the number of vehicles involved, was not immediately available, Hicks said. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Lanes Reopen After I-95 Crash In Norwalk Lanes Reopen After I-95 Crash In Norwalk
Lanes Reopen After I-95 Crash In Norwalk This story has been updated. Lanes on a stretch of I-95 have reopened after being closed most of Saturday morning, June 18 following a tractor-trailer crash. The crash happened southbound between exits 14 and 13 at 5 a.m.  A tractor-trailer truck in the breakdown lane was waiting to have a tire repaired when another tractor-trailer struck it, Norwalk Fire Department Deputy Chief Edward Prescott said.  The crash ruptured the diesel saddle tank of the disabled truck and spilled the vegetable contents of the other truck across the highway, Prescott said. The two drivers were uninj…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Crash Update: Eastbound I-84 Still Closed Following Crash, State Police Say Crash Update: Eastbound I-84 Still Closed Following Crash, State Police Say
Crash Update: Eastbound I-84 Still Closed Following Crash, State Police Say A section of I-84 has reopened following a fiery rollover crash by a tractor-trailer that spilled lumber across the roadway in Northern Fairfield County. As of 3 p.m., westbound lanes of travel had reopened, with eastbound lanes still closed to traffic, state police said.  The crash took place just before 7:15 a.m., Tuesday, March 30 near Exit 13 in Newtown, Connecticut State Police said. All lanes of travel were closed between Exits 11 to 13 due to the crash in Newtown and Southbury, which caused a large fuel spill, state police said. Flames started shooting from the overturned…

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by Kathy Reakes
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I-84 Stretch Reopens After Crash Involving Overturned Tractor-Trailer I-84 Stretch Reopens After Crash Involving Overturned Tractor-Trailer
I-84 Stretch Reopens After Crash Involving Overturned Tractor-Trailer A crash involving an overturned tractor-trailer caused the hours-long closure of a stretch of I-84. The closure was on the eastbound side near Exit 4 in Danbury on Tuesday morning, Oct. 13. The crash occurred just after 6:30 a.m. and the lanes remain closed during the accident investigation by Connecticut State Police through about 10:30 a.m., when the lanes reopened. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice
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Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Hours-Long I-95 Delays In Darien Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Hours-Long I-95 Delays In Darien
Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Hours-Long I-95 Delays In Darien This story has been updated. There were delays of around two hours on a stretch of I-95 after a tractor-trailer crash in Fairfield County. The crash happened on the northbound side Friday morning, Aug. 21 at around 4 a.m., initially shutting down all lanes in Darien between Noroton Avenue/Exit 10 and Route 1/Exit 11. One lane reopened around daybreak with traffic backed up to Harvard Avenue/West Avenue (Exit 6) in Stamford. The highway did not fully reopen until the end of the morning commute.

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by Joe Lombardi