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Police ID 37-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Being Ejected In Rollover Crash
A 37-year-old Connecticut man was killed this week after he lost control of his vehicle, left the road, and rolled over multiple times, authorities said.
Daniel Popiolek, of Beacon Falls, crashed just before 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 5, when his Subaru went off the side of Route 8 in Seymour, Connecticut State Police said.
It's unclear what caused him to go off the highway, but Popiolek was thrown from the vehicle as it tumbled near Exit 18, authorities said. Paramedics rushed him to Waterbury Hospital, where he died of his injuries.
No other vehicles were involved. …
Video: Totaled By A Train, Spotted On The Parkway — Because, Jersey
Got hit by a train. Still made it to the Parkway.
New footage shows the same mangled Honda Civic that was slammed by an NJ Transit train in Bergen County casually cruising down the Garden State Parkway — without its bumper, trunk lid, or license plate.
The Civic, which was struck at the Fair Lawn Avenue crossing on Thursday, May 22, was spotted by Ahmed Kasab near the southbound lanes near the Bloomfield toll plaza.
Kasab, a mechanic in Paramus, was stunned.
Click here to watch.
"The whole passenger side airbag was hanging down," Kasab said, noting that driver seemed like that …
'She Gained Her Wings': Community Rallies Around Mom Of 2 Killed In I-91 Crash
A 33-year-old Connecticut mother of two who died in a rollover crash on I-91 is being remembered for her compassion, resilience, and unwavering strength. Now, the community is rallying around her grieving family.
Andrea Baquero, of New Haven, was killed on Tuesday, May 12, after her SUV veered across multiple lanes of traffic in North Haven before leaving the roadway near Exit 10 North and striking a tree, according to Connecticut State Police.
Authorities are still investigating the cause of the crash.
Baquero was born in Bogotá, Colombia, and immigrated to the United States in 1997. Acco…
Community Remembers CT Mom Killed In Crash: 'She Lit Up The Room With Her Laugh'
A 45-year-old Connecticut woman who died after her car struck a utility pole earlier this month is being remembered for her sense of humor, compassion, and kindness to loved ones and strangers alike.
Vanessa Pettengill, 45, of Norwich, was killed Tuesday, May 7, after her SUV went off the road on Fort Hill Road in Groton, between Depot Road and South Road, authorities said. Paramedics rushed her to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead, according to Groton police.
The Danbury High School graduate leaves behind two children and a large extended family whom she cared…
