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'I Don't Want To Die Here': CT Driver Went Nearly Double Speed Limit In Fatal Crash, Police Say
A 22-year-old man from Connecticut is accused of killing a friend in a 2024 high-speed crash after losing control of his car while speeding around a curve, police said.
Louis Marcantonio of Bethel was arrested Wednesday, March 26, and charged with reckless driving, failure to maintain lane, first-degree manslaughter, and four counts of reckless endangerment, according to the Connecticut State Police.
Marcantonio is accused of causing the death of his 19-year-old friend, Maria Rita Cardoso Da Mata, a Central Connecticut State University student, in the April 2024 crash in Willington.
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Intoxicated Wrong-Way Driver On I-395 Nearly Causes Head-On Crash, Flees From Police: Cops
A Connecticut woman is facing serious charges after allegedly driving while intoxicated and speeding the wrong way on Interstate 395, nearly hitting oncoming cars head-on, according to police said. Troopers had to crash into her SUV to bring the dangerous pursuit to an end, authorities said.
Cailin Sorder, 34, of Griswold, is charged with operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, driving the wrong way on a limited-access highway, engaging police in a pursuit, interfering with an officer, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said.
Troopers began receiving multiple 911 …
CT Mom, Newborn Barricade Themselves in Bathroom As Man Tries To Break In: ‘Feared for My Life'
A Connecticut mother said she survived a terrifying ordeal when a screaming man, covered in mud, tried to break into her home late last week and threatened to harm her.
Joshua Pirie, 38, of Morris, was arrested Friday, March 14, following a violent outburst at a home that left a mother fearing for her life, according to Connecticut State Police.
The woman said she heard screaming outside her home in Morris just before 3 p.m. Friday. When she looked out, she saw Pirie shirtless and covered in mud. He grabbed the woman's 11-year-old dog and began strangling it, she told police.
He then…
CT Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific,' Inhumane Conditions: Police
A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to extreme neglect and abuse before he allegedly set fire to their home in a desperate bid for freedom.
Kimberly Sullivan, 56, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said.
New Report: Stepmom Accused Of Holding Man Hostage Posts Bond; Police Detail Victim's Lif…
