ID Released For Man Killed After Car Goes Off I-84, Into Woods

It happened on Wednesday, Feb. 26 in Fairfield County.

Harold W. Gilligan, 50, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was killed around 1:45 p.m. on I-84 in Newtown, said the Connecticut State Police.

According to police, Gilligan was killed when the  2011 Infiniti sedan he was driving ran off the roadway and into a wooded area near Exit 10.

Gilligan was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said.

There were no passengers. The crash remains under investigation.

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