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CT Driver Killed After Crashing Into Large Stones In I-84 Median CT Driver Killed After Crashing Into Large Stones In I-84 Median
CT Driver Killed After Crashing Into Large Stones In I-84 Median A 39-year-old Connecticut man was killed after he lost control of his car on I-84 and crashed into a large pile of rocks in the median.  Jeffrey Lepage, of Plantsville, was driving in the left lane on the highway near Benson Road in Middlebury when he lost control of his Subaru around 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, Connecticut State Police said.  It's unclear what caused him to lose control, but Lepage's car skidded into the grassy median before smashing into a pile of large rocks, police said.  Paramedics rushed him to Waterbury Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.…

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by Josh Lanier
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Mom Admits To Using Crack Before Crashing Car With Baby Inside On I-84: Police Mom Admits To Using Crack Before Crashing Car With Baby Inside On I-84: Police
Mom Admits To Using Crack Before Crashing Car With Baby Inside On I-84: Police A routine traffic crash quickly turned into a serious criminal investigation when police say a local woman admitted to using crack cocaine before getting behind the wheel—with a toddler in the car. Elizabeth Burnham, 35, of East Hartford, faces a litany of charges following her arrest on Monday morning, Feb. 24, Connecticut State Police said.  Troopers responded to a two-car crash on the exit 58 off-ramp from I-84 around 10:15 a.m. They found Burnham had rear-ended another vehicle because she “was not able to stop in time,” according to authorities.  No injuries were reported at …

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Teen Was Going 102 MPH Before I-84 Wreck That Killed Grandmother, Police Say CT Teen Was Going 102 MPH Before I-84 Wreck That Killed Grandmother, Police Say
CT Teen Was Going 102 MPH Before I-84 Wreck That Killed Grandmother, Police Say A 19-year-old Connecticut man was charged this week with killing a 58-year-old woman in a February crash on I-84, authorities said. Maxwell Nemec, of Cheshire, is charged with second-degree manslaughter, reckless driving, and misconduct with a motor vehicle, Connecticut State Police said on Friday, Dec. 6. Nemec was driving a 2014 Nissan Juke eastbound on I-84 on Feb. 15 in Southington shortly after 6:45 p.m. Witnesses told troopers that Nemec was speeding in the left lane when he came up behind Lesley Petrafassi's BMW near Exit 31, a police report said.  Nemec merged into the center…

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by Josh Lanier