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Merritt Parkway Stretch Reopens After Pileup Crash Merritt Parkway Stretch Reopens After Pileup Crash
Merritt Parkway Stretch Reopens After Pileup Crash This story has been updated. A stretch of the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield County has reopened after a five-vehicle, chain-reaction crash caused its closure. The closure, on the northbound side, started around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 and is between Main Avenue (Exit 40) and Route 33 (Exit 41).  During the closure, members of the Norwalk Fire Department worked to extricate two occupants from their vehicle. The extrication of the male passenger took a couple of minutes, and he was transported to Norwalk Hospital by Westport EMS, with non-life threatening injuries, t…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
34 Cars Get Flat Tires Due To Large Piece Of Metal On I-84, Police Say 34 Cars Get Flat Tires Due To Large Piece Of Metal On I-84, Police Say
34 Cars Get Flat Tires Due To Large Piece Of Metal On I-84, Police Say Thirty-four drivers started the morning off on the wrong foot when they hit a large piece of metal in the roadway and got flat tires in return. The multiple flat tires were reported around 8 a.m., Monday, April 8,  while exiting westbound I-84 west onto the northbound Route 8 ramp in Waterbury, near Mixmaster, the Connecticut State Police said. DOT responded and removed the metal with a payloader, state police said. Several tow trucks and the DOT’s State Farm Safety Patrol arrived to help the stranded drivers change tires.  Troopers remind motorists to use caution when…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Dozens On Dirt Bikes, Quads, Motorcycles Frighten Drivers On, Off I-95 Stretch Dozens On Dirt Bikes, Quads, Motorcycles Frighten Drivers On, Off I-95 Stretch
Dozens On Dirt Bikes, Quads, Motorcycles Frighten Drivers On, Off I-95 Stretch A large group of dirt bikes, quads, and motorcycle riders have been hassling and scaring, drivers on I-95 and the surrounding area, according to WTNH News 8. The latest incident took place over the weekend when frightened drivers told the news channel that they had been surrounded, cut off in traffic and blocked from intersections and moving on I-95 in New Haven and surrounding roadways. Drivers also reported similar incidents in West Haven near the beach, News 8 said. One driver told the news channel that her car was surrounded by dirt bikes for more than five minutes and she was prevente…

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by Kathy Reakes