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58-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction I-84 Crash 58-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction I-84 Crash
58-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction I-84 Crash A 58-year-old Connecticut man was killed in a seven-vehicle chain-reaction crash on I-84. The crash took place in Hartford County around 5 a.m., on I-84 in West Hartford near Exit 44. According to the Connecticut State Police, Gary Michael Carter, of Enfield, was killed when his 2017 Volvo TT hit the back of a Connecticut transit bus stopped in traffic in the right center lane of four on I-84. State police said "for an unknown reason" Carter did not stop in time before colliding with the bus, which did not have any passengers.  After hitting the bus, the Volvo then collided with the …

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by Kathy Reakes
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12 Injured In Crash Near CT Intersection 12 Injured In Crash Near CT Intersection
12 Injured In Crash Near CT Intersection A dozen people were hospitalized in Connecticut after a transit bus was rear-ended by a pickup truck. The crash took place in New Haven County around 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 8, in the town of Orange on Route 34 near the intersection with Racebrook Road. An initial investigation revealed that a Connecticut Transit bus was stopped for a red light when it was hit from the rear by a pickup truck, said the Orange Police Department. Sun glare may have been a factor, police said. Orange police, fire, and EMS resources responded, but no life-threatening injuries were reported, police said. The d…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman, 40, Charged With Assaulting Teen On CT Transit Bus Woman, 40, Charged With Assaulting Teen On CT Transit Bus
Woman, 40, Charged With Assaulting Teen On CT Transit Bus A 40-year-old woman has been arrested for assaulting a teen on a Connecticut Transit bus in September. Marquita Mcelya of New Haven was arrested Thursday for the assault which took place on Sept. 22, said Hamden Police Capt. Ronald Smith. According to Smith, a 16-year-old Hamden resident told police that she when she entered the bus in the vicinity of Dixwell Avenue and Putnam Avenue, Mcelya immediately began provoking her.  According to the teen, Mcelya made demeaning comments to her. Mcelya then attacked her. The teen reported that Mcelya threw a cup of…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Exposes Himself, Urinates On CT Transit Bus, Greenwich Police Say Man Exposes Himself, Urinates On CT Transit Bus, Greenwich Police Say
Man Exposes Himself, Urinates On CT Transit Bus, Greenwich Police Say A man is facing criminal charges after allegedly exposing himself on a Connecticut Transit bus and urinating in the middle of the day in Fairfield County. The Greenwich Police Department received a report of the man shortly before 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16, near Railroad Avenue, of the man, who exposed himself and urinated, investigators said. Officers were dispatched to the area and took Stamford resident Lazaro German, 61, into custody. He later admitted to officers that he urinated on the bus.  He was subsequently arrested and charged with breach of peace. Following processing, he wa…

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by Zak Failla