The incident occurred in Middlesex County around 6:30 a.m., Monday, April 15, on Saybrook Road in Haddam.
According to the Connecticut State Police, an investigation found that a Ford F-150 driven by an 18-year-old man from Ivoryton was heading north on Saybrook Road when it crashed head-on with a Honda Civic heading south.
The Honda driver, a New Haven County resident identified as Elijah Isiah Santiago, age 28, of Hamden, was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said.
The Ford driver and his passenger, a 16-year-old boy, were taken to Hartford Hospital with suspected minor injuries, state police said.
The crash remains under investigation.
Any witnesses or anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Joshua Muckle at 860-399-2100.
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