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DUI Crash:  CT Woman Hits Boyfriend With Car, Police Say DUI Crash:  CT Woman Hits Boyfriend With Car, Police Say
DUI Crash: CT Woman Hits Boyfriend With Car, Police Say A Connecticut woman has been arrested after a lengthy investigation determined that she purposefully hit her boyfriend with a car and was driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, police said. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, 37-year-old New London County resident Gabrielle Delvalle-Colon, of the town of Sprague, was arrested for her alleged actions for a crash that happened seven months prior. According to Connecticut State Police, just after midnight on Saturday, February 18, police arrived at the scene of the Preston crash, which was on Route 6 near the intersection of Route 2 – where De…
Man Dies After Being Ejected From Vehicle In Crash On CT Roadway, Police Say Man Dies After Being Ejected From Vehicle In Crash On CT Roadway, Police Say
Man Dies After Being Ejected From Vehicle In Crash On CT Roadway, Police Say A 51-year-old Connecticut man was killed after being ejected during a single-vehicle crash. The crash took place in East Hartford around 9:15 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 18, on Route 2 near Exit 5.  According to the state police, Glenn Pelletier, of Plainville, was killed when for an unknown reason, his 2005 Harley-Davidson motorcycle struck the concrete barrier off the left side of the roadway.  The impact caused Pelletier to be ejected from the motorcycle, causing fatal injuries, state police said. Pelletier was pronounced dead at the scene, they added. The case remains under invest…
Truck Crashes Into Restaurant In CT Truck Crashes Into Restaurant In CT
Truck Crashes Into Restaurant In CT A tractor-trailer crashed into a Connecticut restaurant after running off the roadway on Route 2. The crash took place in New London County in Stonington around 7:50 a.m., Thursday, July 14. According to the Connecticut state police, the tractor-trailer, driven by David Walsh, of Middlesex County in Cromwell, was traveling east on Route 2 when it ran off the road, drove through oncoming traffic, and hit Buon Appetito Ristorante & Pizzeria on the Norwich-Westerly Road. Due to the collision, the building sustained structural damage.  Walsh was transported to Backus Hospital for eva…
25-Year-Old Local Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash 25-Year-Old Local Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash
25-Year-Old Local Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash A 25-year-old area woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Route 2. The crash took place in East Hartford around 11 p.m., Thursday, May 5, said the Connecticut State Police. When troopers arrived on the scene, an investigation found Wanda Figueroa, age 25, of Hartford, with serious injuries and she was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said. According to the investigation, Figueroa was driving on the right shoulder in a 2018 Jeep Compass next to a Glastonbury woman driving a 2020 Volvo Momentum when for an unknown reason she swerved into the side of the Volvo, state police…
Suspect Who Drove At Troopers Nabbed In Connecticut Following Pursuit, Police Say Suspect Who Drove At Troopers Nabbed In Connecticut Following Pursuit, Police Say
Suspect Who Drove At Troopers Nabbed In Connecticut Following Pursuit, Police Say A multi-state police chase that started in Massachusetts and ended in a standoff following a crash near the Rhode Island-Connecticut border led to the arrest of a 36-year-old man who will face a host of charges after driving at police investigators who fired shots at his vehicle. The events began at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13, in Bristol County when officers in New Bedford attempted to stop a white Toyota Tacoma that was being driven by Ian Grant, a resident of Dartmouth in Bristol County, who was wanted on an outstanding felony warrant. A Massachusetts State Police sp…
28-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Audi Crashes Down Embankment, Police Say 28-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Audi Crashes Down Embankment, Police Say
28-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Audi Crashes Down Embankment, Police Say A 28-year-old man was killed in Connecticut after losing control of his Audi and crashing down an embankment, state police said. Hartford County resident Scudder Evans, of Marlborough, was driving on Route 2 east of exit 9 in Glastonbury at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14, when he lost control of an 2016 Audi A6 that belonged to a family member. Police said that Evans lost control of the Audi, entered a grassy median to the left of the roadway, went down an embankment, collided with a group of trees before coming to an uncontrolled final rest upright among the trees in the median…
CT State Troopers Arrest Driver Accused Of Striking Police Cruiser CT State Troopers Arrest Driver Accused Of Striking Police Cruiser
CT State Troopers Arrest Driver Accused Of Striking Police Cruiser A Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly hitting a police cruiser while officers were attempting to make a traffic stop. New Haven County resident Jean Carlos Colon, age 26, of Meriden, was apprehended by Connecticut State Police on Thursday, Nov. 25, after troopers received a lookout from the Mohegan Police for a red and black Mini Cooper that was had hit a Mohegan Police car, state police said. While troopers were on the lookout for the vehicle, they received notice it had been involved in a crash in New London County on Route 2 in the Town of Bozrah, state police said. Whe…
Here's How Many Were Charged With DUI Over Thanksgiving Weekend, CT State Police Say Here's How Many Were Charged With DUI Over Thanksgiving Weekend, CT State Police Say
Here's How Many Were Charged With DUI Over Thanksgiving Weekend, CT State Police Say As the busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend comes to a close, Connecticut State Police announced how many arrests they made for DUI, along with the number of accidents investigated and fatalities. As of 11:59 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 28, the department arrested 50 drivers for driving under the influence, the department said. They also responded to 543 accidents with 46 reported injuries and one fatality on state roads. The one fatality, which took the life of a 20-year-old East Hartford man, occurred in Hartford County on Route 2 early on Thanksgiving Day.
CT State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal Crash That Killed Pedestrian CT State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal Crash That Killed Pedestrian
CT State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal Crash That Killed Pedestrian State Police investigators in Connecticut are seeking the public’s assistance following a fatal crash. Malcolm Privott, age 33, was walking against traffic in Glastonbury on Route 2 near the exit 11 ramp shortly before 4 a.m. on Wednesday, June 9 when he was struck by a Honda being driven by Hartford County resident Paul Sarno, of Enfield. Privott, a resident of Cromwell in Middlesex County,  was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Police said that the vehicle involved in the incident was later located parked in the median on Route 2 with “disabling damage” and it was t…
ID Released By CT State Police For Man Found Dead On Side Of Road ID Released By CT State Police For Man Found Dead On Side Of Road
ID Released By CT State Police For Man Found Dead On Side Of Road A man found dead on the side of Route 2 by a Department of Transportation worker has been identified. Jermaine Williams, 23, of Vernon, was found around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, on the shoulder area of westbound Route 2  at Exit 4 in the town of East Hartford, said Connecticut State Police. According to witnesses in the area, they observed what they believed was a person lying in the travel portion of the roadway. Troop H desk personnel were later notified that a DOT worker located his body in the shoulder area, state police said. Following an investigation, Williams' deat…
Man Found Dead On Highway Was Homicide Victim, CT State Police Say Man Found Dead On Highway Was Homicide Victim, CT State Police Say
Man Found Dead On Highway Was Homicide Victim, CT State Police Say This story has been updated.The death of a man who was found dead on the side of the roadway has been determined a homicide, according to the Connecticut State Police. The unidentified man was found around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday when Troopers were dispatched to the area of Route 2 westbound near the Exit 4 off-ramp in the town of East Hartford, said the Connecticut State Police. According to passersby, "it was indicated that an individual was lying in the travel portion of the roadway," state police said early Tuesday. When troopers arrived on the scene they found a black male lying in the…
One Killed In Wrong-Way Glastonbury Crash, State Police Say One Killed In Wrong-Way Glastonbury Crash, State Police Say
One Killed In Wrong-Way Glastonbury Crash, State Police Say One man was killed in a wrong-way collision with a tractor-trailer on a busy Connecticut roadway early on Christmas Eve Day. Connecticut State Police troopers responded to the eastbound lanes on Route 2 at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 24, where there was a report of a wrong-way crash in Glastonbury involving a tractor-trailer and a motorist from Cleveland. Police said that the driver of the Toyota, Christian Alvarez Villarini, 27, was involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer from Bolus Freight Systems in Scranton less than two miles west of exit 10. The driver of th…