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ID Released For Teen Killed In Fairfield County Crash
A Fairfield County teen killed in a single-vehicle crash has been identified by police.
Elijah Page, age 17, of Bridgeport, was killed early Wednesday, July 14, when he lost control of his vehicle and hit a guard rail in Trumbull, authorities said.
According to Weir, Page, a graduate of Fairfield Wheeler High School, was driving a 1998 Nissan Sentra Southbound on the Exit 7 ramp from Route 8, when his vehicle did not stop before traveling through the intersection across White Plains Road, and onto Old Town Road where the vehicle struck the guard rail.
When officers arrived on the…
32-Year-Old Killed After Being Ejected From Vehicle In CT Crash, State Police Say
A 32-year-old was killed after being ejected in a two-vehicle crash in Connecticut, authorities said.
It happened around 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 18 in Litchfield County.
According to Connecticut State Police, the victim, Nicholas Donahue, of Thomaston, was driving northbound in the Town of Litchfield on Old Northfield Road when a second vehicle, attached with a rear mowing trailer, entered a grass field from the east side of the roadway.
Donahue lost control of his 2007 Harley-Davidson, crashed into the pavement, and was then ejected, and hit the rear mowing trailer, state police said.
He …
Vehicle Crashes Through Fairfield County Garage, Then Hits Neighboring Home
A Fairfield County home suffered serious structural damage when a resident driving a new car crashed through the garage of a home and into the side of another.
The incident took place around 8:30 p.m., Monday, March 15, when the resident of one of the homes at 360 Old Town Road, in Trumbull, crashed through the closed garage, said the Trumbull Volunteer Fire Department.
The vehicle continued through the attached garage, then crashed into and breached the rear wall of a neighbor's home, causing a partial structural collapse, the department said.
Another view of the damage.Trumbull Volu…
CT Man Nabbed With Drugs, Guns Following Traffic Crash, State Police Say
A Connecticut man was allegedly found with drugs and two guns after fleeing the scene of a crash.
Aamir Burnett, age 33, of New Haven, was arrested around 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 9, after he attempted to flee the scene of a crash on I-95 n the area of I-95 and Interstate 91 split, said the Connecticut State Police.
At the time he was apprehended, police said Burnett was in possession of two handguns and a “large amount” of marijuana.
After the crash, a witness followed Burnett from the scene and told police he was in the area of Franklin and Chapel streets, in New Haven, where he trie…
Man Drives Through Garage Wall, Into Basement, Hits Furnance, Monroe Fire Department Says
A driver accidentally drove through the wall of his garage and into the basement, authorities said.
The incident took place in Fairfield County on Wednesday, Jan. 6, in Monroe at a home on lower Wheeler Road, said the Monroe Volunteer Fire Department.
When the vehicle landed in the basement it hit the furnace, causing firefighters to secure the electrical, water line, and heating oil spill hazards.
The furnace that was hit.Monroe Volunteer Fire Department
