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46-Year-Old Killed After Vehicle Crashes Into Guardrail On CT Roadway, Police Say 46-Year-Old Killed After Vehicle Crashes Into Guardrail On CT Roadway, Police Say
46-Year-Old Killed After Vehicle Crashes Into Guardrail On CT Roadway, Police Say A Connecticut man was killed in a single-vehicle crash after allegedly losing control of his vehicle. The crash took place in Hartford County around 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 8 on Route 9 in Berlin. According to the Connecticut State Police, Angel Ruiz, age 46, of New Britain, was traveling southbound on Route 9 when he lost control of his 2014 Yamaha YZFR1 motorcycle and collided with a metal beam guardrail adjacent to the right shoulder. The force of the collision threw Ruiz onto the right shoulder of the roadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The case remains under investigation…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drunk Driver Crashes Into Plow Truck, Passengers Flee On Route 9 In Berlin: Police Drunk Driver Crashes Into Plow Truck, Passengers Flee On Route 9 In Berlin: Police
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Plow Truck, Passengers Flee On Route 9 In Berlin: Police A 19-year-old man faces drunk driving charges after allegedly crashing into a state plow truck while it was applying sand on Route 9 in Berlin. The crash happened on Friday, Feb. 24 around 1 a.m. on Route 9 southbound in the area of Exit 23 when a Honda Accord struck the rear of a Connecticut Department of Transportation plow truck, according to state police.  After troopers arrived at the scene, the driver of the plow truck told them that he had been treating the roadway when the Honda hit him. Two of the car's passengers then ran away from the scene while the driver stayed.  Th…

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by Ben Crnic