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Driver Was On Drugs During Fatal Crash That Killed Fairfield County Mother, 2 Kids: Police
Authorities said a Connecticut man was on drugs and nodding off when he lost control of a fully loaded commercial truck and crashed into a car earlier this year, killing a woman and two young children.
New Haven County resident William Kundert, age 42, of Oxford, was arrested and charged with multiple felonies in the Feb. 4 crash in Beacon Falls, Connecticut State Police said.
Riquelme Alves Brito, 3, Laura Alves Brito, 6, and their mother Andreas De Brito-Alves, age 26, of Bridgeport, were killed in the crash, police said.
New Haven County resident Thiago Perei…
Driver In Fatal Trumbull Crash Charged With Reckless Driving
The driver involved in a fatal motor vehicle Fairfield County accident in 2023 has been charged with alleged reckless driving.
Jacob Ryan Kapteina, age 22, of Trumbull, turned himself in to police on Friday, Jan. 12, for the Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 crash that killed a 33-year-old Bridgeport man.
Fatal Crash Update: 33-Year-Old Identified As Victim In Trumbull
The victim in the fatal crash, Anthony James Moran, was the passenger in a red Lexus SC 430 convertible that was being driven by Kapteina, which struck a maroon Chrysler 300 S driven by a 46-year-old Trumbull man, …
Man Killed After Crashing Into Tree At Park In Fairfield County, Police Say
An 80-year-old man was killed after crashing into a tree at a popular park in Fairfield County.
The fatal crash took place in Stamford around 1:50 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 20 inside Cummings Park on Shippan Avenue.
During the crash, a 2019 Subaru, which was being operated by the Stamford resident, was traveling eastbound through the park when he failed to negotiate a curve, then sped up, drove through a small parking lot, then struck a tree, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police.
The man suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash, he was transported to Stamfor…
Police Locate Car In Crash That Killed Fairfield County Man
Police have located a car that hit and killed a Connecticut man and then fled the scene.
The crash took place in Litchfield County around 5:11 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8, in New Milford.
Fairfield County resident Galo Rafael Guaman-Sarmiento, age 61, of Danbury, was crossing Danbury Road when he was struck by a 2013-2016 black Ford Fusion, said the New Milford Police.
The driver, who has not been found, fled the scene, and Guaman-Sarmiento was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Police have been searching for the Fusion since the crash and located it on Saturday, Nov. 12, police said.
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39-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle CT Crash
A 39-year-old Connecticut man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on a busy roadway.
David Sanabria, age 39, of Plainville, was killed around 6:20 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27, in Southington.
According to Lt. Keith Egan of the Southington Police, said officers responded to 279 Queen St., for a report of a collision between a motorcycle and a car.
An investigation has revealed that Sanabria was driving a 2016 Guzzi Moto motorcycle northbound on Queen Street. At the same time, Robert Keating, age 60, of Southington, was driving a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado, southbound on Queen St…
State Police Asking For Info In Fatal Crash That Killed CT Man
Connecticut State police are asking the public for help and information in connection with a fatal crash on I-84.
The accident occurred around 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 28, in Hartford County near Exit 62 in Manchester, said state police.
The vehicle, driven by Tolland County resident Michael Burns, age 49, of Ellington, was traveling eastbound on I-84 in the HOV lane when the crash occurred.
According to police, for some reason, the vehicle left the HOV lane and began traveling on the grass median before crashing into a concrete bridge support, police added.
Burns was transported to …
Man, Woman Charged In Connection To Fatal I-84 Crash
Two Connecticut residents have been arrested in connection with a fatal crash that took place in 2020.
Marissa Christiana Santiago, age 26, of Stafford Springs, and Miguel Angel Berrios, 54, of Willimantic, were arrested on warrants on Thursday, April 29, for the crash which took place on I-84 in East Hartford on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, said the Connecticut State Police.
Santiago, who was the driver of a Jeep that rear-ended a motorcycle in which two people were riding, and one of the occupants died, has been charged with a host of charges, including manslaughter, state police said.
Berri…
Teen Charged In Crash That Killed Two Stamford Residents
A teen has been charged with manslaughter and DUI in connection with a fatal crash that left two teens dead in Fairfield County.
Jerry Diaz, 18, of Stamford, was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 19, in connection with the August crash that killed two teens, said Stamford Police Sgt. Jeffrey Booth.
The crash took place around 2:32 a.m., Monday, Aug. 26, when a 2008 Nissan Altima driven by Diaz, struck two utility polices, knocking down both of them and sending live electrical wires on top of the vehicle on Canal Street, just north of Ludlow Street, said Booth.
Diaz, who was in custody on another…
