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29-Year-Old Killed In Crash On Merritt Parkway In Fairfield County 29-Year-Old Killed In Crash On Merritt Parkway In Fairfield County
29-Year-Old Killed In Crash On Merritt Parkway In Fairfield County State Police are searching for witnesses to a fiery crash that killed a 29-year-old Fairfield County man in a three-car collision on the Merritt Parkway. The crash took place in Stamford around 10:20 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31 on the northbound side, Connecticut State Police said. An investigation found that Peter Matusiewicz, of Stamford, struck a wooden guard rail after losing control of his vehicle for an unknown reason just north of Exit 34, state police said.  Matusiewicz's 2007 Saab was then struck by a Toyota Highlander and a Nissan Rogue, which were also headed northbound, state po…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield County Man Seriously Injured In Crash, State Police Say Fairfield County Man Seriously Injured In Crash, State Police Say
Fairfield County Man Seriously Injured In Crash, State Police Say A Fairfield County man was seriously injured in a crash after he allegedly lost control of his vehicle, crossed the median, and hit two cars driving in the opposite direction. Connecticut State Police said the crash took place in New Haven County around 3:15 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 16 in Seymour. According to troopers, a Toyota Highlander, driven by an Oxford woman, and a Chevrolet Silverado, driven by a Beacon Falls man, were both headed north on Route 8 when a 26-year-old Stratford man, who was driving south in an Infiniti veered into the center median for “unknown reasons." After veering …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Juvenile Caught In Foot Chase After Carjacking Injuring Victim In Stratford Juvenile Caught In Foot Chase After Carjacking Injuring Victim In Stratford
Juvenile Caught In Foot Chase After Carjacking Injuring Victim In Stratford A juvenile was arrested after a brief foot chase for an alleged carjacking The incident took place around 5 a.m., Thursday, June 18, when Bridgeport Police received word of a stolen vehicle and a person assaulted, said Scott Appleby, director of the City's Emergency Management Department. Police spotted the stolen vehicle, a black Toyota Highlander taken in Stratford, in the Noble Avenue area when the vehicle fled from the officer, Appleby said. The vehicle became disabled a short time later and a juvenile was apprehended after a brief foot chase, he added. The victim received non-life-th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two SUVs Stolen From Driveway Of Darien Home Two SUVs Stolen From Driveway Of Darien Home
Two SUVs Stolen From Driveway Of Darien Home Police are investigating after two SUVs were stolen from the driveway of a home in Darien. Darien Police received a report that a 2014 Subaru Forester and a 2012 Toyota Highlander were stolen from the driveway of a home on Archer Lane during the overnight hours of Thursday, Nov. 14. The Forester contained a set of golf clubs valued at $3,000, $20 in cash, sunglasses valued at $100, paddleball equipment valued at $300 and an EZ Pass transponder valued at $50, police say. The Highlander contained five pairs of sunglasses valued at $1,200, $25 in cash, various clothing and an EZ Pass transpon…

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by Valerie Musson
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Operator Of Limo Company Charged With Negligent Homicide For Crash That Killed 20 Operator Of Limo Company Charged With Negligent Homicide For Crash That Killed 20
Operator Of Limo Company Charged With Negligent Homicide For Crash That Killed 20 The operator and son of the owner of the limousine company involved in the horrific weekend crash that resulted in 20 fatalities in upstate New York over the weekend has been arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide, state police announced at a Wednesday afternoon press conference. Nauman Hussain, the 28-year-old son of Shahed Hussain of Prestige Limousine in Saratoga County, was taken in custody during what police called a controlled traffic stop on I-787 near Albany. Shahed Hussain is currently out of the country, in Pakistan, but will return if asked, his lawyer said. The …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Upstate NY Limousine Crash That Killed 20 Nation's Deadliest In Nearly A Decade Upstate NY Limousine Crash That Killed 20 Nation's Deadliest In Nearly A Decade
Upstate NY Limousine Crash That Killed 20 Nation's Deadliest In Nearly A Decade This story has been updated. State police released details at a Sunday afternoon press conference of the horrific crash involving a runaway SUV-style stretch limousine that killed 20 people outside a popular tourist stop for fall foliage season in upstate New York. It was the deadliest crash in the U.S. in nearly a decade -- on land or in the air -- since the Feb. 12, 2009 crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in Buffalo, which took the lives of 49 people. The mass casualty crash happened just before 2 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of State Route 30 and Route 30A in the Town of Schoharie in…

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by Joe Lombardi