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CT Drunk Driver Crashes Box Truck Into Utility Pole In Morning Highway Crash: Police CT Drunk Driver Crashes Box Truck Into Utility Pole In Morning Highway Crash: Police
CT Drunk Driver Crashes Box Truck Into Utility Pole In Morning Highway Crash: Police A box truck driver was driving under the influence when he crashed into a utility pole earlier this week in West Hartford, authorities said. Koby Champagne-Lambert, 25, of East Hartford, crashed the truck just after 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, in the 3000 block of Albany Avenue, police said. West Hartford police Capt. Aaron Vafiades said Wednesday that Champagne-Lambert was driving east when the vehicle went off the side of the road and crashed into the pole.  His blood alcohol content was measured at 0.12, above the legal limit of .08. He was charged with operating under the influenc…
Wrong-Way Chase In CT Causes Multi-Car Crash, 4 Sent To Hospital, But It Didn't End There Wrong-Way Chase In CT Causes Multi-Car Crash, 4 Sent To Hospital, But It Didn't End There
Wrong-Way Chase In CT Causes Multi-Car Crash, 4 Sent To Hospital, But It Didn't End There A stolen BMW led police on a chase through Stamford on Wednesday afternoon, June 25, causing a violent multi-vehicle crash that sent four people to the hospital, including a Connecticut state trooper, officials said. The pursuit began in New York after the vehicle was connected to the robbery of an off-duty NYPD officer, Stamford police said. Troopers, city officers, and a Westchester County Aviation Unit helicopter followed the SUV across the state line. A Connecticut State Police trooper later spotted the BMW coming off I-95 onto Canal Street in Stamford — driving the wrong way, authoritie…
70 Arrested After Bernie Sanders Joins May Day Rally In Philadelphia 70 Arrested After Bernie Sanders Joins May Day Rally In Philadelphia
70 Arrested After Bernie Sanders Joins May Day Rally In Philadelphia A sea of protesters filled the streets of Philadelphia for International Workers’ Day on Thursday, May 1, rallying against policies they say favor billionaires over the working class. By nightfall, 70 people were in police custody. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders headlined the “Workers Over Billionaires” rally hosted by the Philadelphia AFL-CIO outside City Hall. The event, part of a nationwide day of action, drew thousands to the city’s core and shut down major roads during rush hour. “Today we send a message to the billionaire class: You will not destroy the rights of working people,” Sanders…
3 Killed, 1 Injured After Plane Crashes On Roadway Near I-95 In Florida 3 Killed, 1 Injured After Plane Crashes On Roadway Near I-95 In Florida
3 Killed, 1 Injured After Plane Crashes On Roadway Near I-95 In Florida Three people were killed when a small aircraft crashed near a busy stretch of I-95 in Florida. Click here for a new, updated story - Teenage Girl, Family Members ID'd As Victims Of Deadly Plane Crash Near I-95 Stretch In Florida The incident happened around 10:20 a.m. Friday, April 11, in Boca Raton, and created a large plume of smoke visible for miles. The victims were all those on board the Cessna 310, Boca Raton Fire Rescue said. Neither their ages nor identities have been announced as of early Friday afternoon. One person on the ground was transported to a nearby hospital with …
Liquid Nitrogen Spill: Abandoned Car Cause Of I-395 Traffic Chaos, Hazmat Emergency In CT Liquid Nitrogen Spill: Abandoned Car Cause Of I-395 Traffic Chaos, Hazmat Emergency In CT
Liquid Nitrogen Spill: Abandoned Car Cause Of I-395 Traffic Chaos, Hazmat Emergency In CT An abandoned car on Interstate 395 caused a tanker carrying 7,000 gallons of liquid nitrogen to overturn, leading to hours of traffic disruption and environmental risks, authorities said. James Wyatt Fitzgerald, 29, of Danielson, is accused of leaving his disabled 2011 Hyundai Elantra partially in a travel lane on Thursday, Dec. 26, after striking a center median guardrail and a bridge on the right shoulder, Connecticut State Police said. The crash occurred early Thursday morning on the northbound side of I-395 near Exit 28. The tanker, driven by a 49-year-old Rhode Island man, swerved to a…
Cops ID Pilot, Passenger Killed In I-684 Plane Crash At NY/CT Line Cops ID Pilot, Passenger Killed In I-684 Plane Crash At NY/CT Line
Cops ID Pilot, Passenger Killed In I-684 Plane Crash At NY/CT Line Authorities have released the identities of both the pilot who survived and the passenger who died in a small plane crash that shut down Interstate 684 at the border of Fairfield, CT and Westchester, CT counties for hours. Kalmen Goldberger, 26, of Linden, NJ, had reported engine trouble before the single-engine Tecnam P-2008 went down in the center median of I-684 near Exit 2 in Harrison Thursday, Dec. 12 around 7:15 p.m., officials said. Goldberger survived, however, his passenger, Jacob Yankele Friedman, 32, of the Rockland County hamlet of Monsey, was pronounced dead at the scene, Conne…
Man Kills Himself On Interstate After Fatal Daytime Shooting In Central Massachusetts: Cops Man Kills Himself On Interstate After Fatal Daytime Shooting In Central Massachusetts: Cops
Man Kills Himself On Interstate After Fatal Daytime Shooting In Central Massachusetts: Cops Massachusetts police are attempting to unravel the chaotic case of a man who is believed to have shot and killed someone in Worcester before he walked onto I-190, pointed his gun at terrified drivers, and then killed himself when officers had him cornered, authorities said.  It began around 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, when Worcester police were called to a home on Heroult Road to reports of a gunshot victim. They found a man bleeding from a serious wound.  Police gave him medical aid until paramedics arrived and rushed him to an area hospital, where doctors pronounced him…