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Police Searching For Van Causing Serious Connecticut Crash Police Searching For Van Causing Serious Connecticut Crash
Police Searching For Van Causing Serious Connecticut Crash Authorities are asking for help from the public in locating the driver of a van that crashed into a motorcycle in Connecticut and then drove away, leaving a Massachusetts man injured. The crash happened on Sunday, May 7 around 9:40 p.m. in Tolland County, at the intersection of Main Street (Route 190) and South Road (Route 83) in Somers, according to state police.  At the time of the crash, a motorcycle driven by a West Springfield, Massachusetts resident had been traveling east on Route 190 when it was cut off by the van, which was trying to turn left on South Road.  The van the…

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by Ben Crnic
Weather
Tornado Touches Down In Connecticut Leaving Trail Of Downed Trees, Destroyed Vehicles Tornado Touches Down In Connecticut Leaving Trail Of Downed Trees, Destroyed Vehicles
Tornado Touches Down In Connecticut Leaving Trail Of Downed Trees, Destroyed Vehicles A tornado touched down in Connecticut during a severe thunderstorm leaving behind damaged trees, missing shingles, and two destroyed vehicles. The tornado rated an EF-0 (the weakest of the five levels on the Enhanced Fujita Scale), touched between 6:11 p.m. and 6:18 p.m., Sunday, July 18, in the Town of Somers, located in Tolland County near the Massachusetts border, according to the National Weather Service. The tornado was first reported by amateur radio operators on a tip from a trained Skywarn Weather Spotter, the service said. The tornado, which traveled for about 1.9 miles, first tou…

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by Kathy Reakes