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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…
Triple-Fatal Old Saybrook Boating Accident Update: Bodies Of 2 Missing Persons Now Located Triple-Fatal Old Saybrook Boating Accident Update: Bodies Of 2 Missing Persons Now Located
Triple-Fatal Old Saybrook Boating Accident Update: Bodies Of 2 Missing Persons Now Located This story has been updated. As the fifth day of searching continued, the bodies of both missing Connecticut boaters from a Labor Day crash on Long Island Sound were found by divers. Related: New Update: 2 Still Missing After Fatal Old Saybrook Boat Accident The accident, which has now killed three, occurred in Middlesex County in Old Saybrook on Long Island Sound around 9:15 p.m., Monday, Sept. 2. According to Will Healey, spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Police, multiple agencies responded and found a single 31-foot open motorboat flo…
Hit-Run Crash: Woman Killed After Being Struck On CT Roadway Hit-Run Crash: Woman Killed After Being Struck On CT Roadway
Hit-Run Crash: Woman Killed After Being Struck On CT Roadway Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened overnight in Connecticut. Click here for a new, updated story: Woman Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Waterbury Identified It happened around 10:20 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 in Waterbury, in the area of 603 East Main St. Responding officers located a woman who had been struck in the roadway, said Lieutenant Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police Department. The pedestrian was transported to Saint Mary’s Hospital in Hartford, where she later succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. He…
Fatal Crash: CT 65-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-84 Fatal Crash: CT 65-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-84
Fatal Crash: CT 65-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-84 A person was killed after being struck by a car in an early morning crash on a stretch of I-84 in Connecticut involving three Long Island residents. It happened around 5:10 a.m. Saturday, July 13, in Tolland County. A 2010 Nissan Altima was traveling eastbound in the right-center lane between exits 65 and 66 in the town of Vernon when it struck a pedestrian who was lying in the travel lane for unknown reasons, according to Connecticut State Police. The pedestrian, identified as John Kaszowski, age 65, of Manchester, suffered fatal injuries.  The Nissan was being d…
Man, Woman, Both Age 33, Killed In 2-Vehicle CT Crash Man, Woman, Both Age 33, Killed In 2-Vehicle CT Crash
Man, Woman, Both Age 33, Killed In 2-Vehicle CT Crash A man and woman were killed after being thrown from a vehicle in a two-vehicle Connecticut crash. The collision occurred in New London County around 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, at the intersection of North Burnham Highway, Kimball Road, and Meadowbrook Drive in Libson.  According to the Connecticut State Police, Trevor Pawlak, age 33, and Jessica Fowler, age 33, both of Griswold, in New London County, were killed after a 2023 Harley-Davidson motorcycle they were riding collided with a 2014 Volkswagen Passat attempting to make a turn. An investigation found that Pawlak was driving on …
Double-Fatal Crash: Man, Woman ID'd As Victims In Bridgeport Double-Fatal Crash: Man, Woman ID'd As Victims In Bridgeport
Double-Fatal Crash: Man, Woman ID'd As Victims In Bridgeport A man and a woman riding a motorcycle were killed when a vehicle allegedly turned in front of them on a Connecticut roadway. The pair that was killed has been identified as 32-year-old Carlos Jean Parra Rodriquez of Stratford, with his 21-year-old passenger Deivi Suarez of Allentown, Pennsylvania. The Fairfield County crash occurred in Bridgeport around 6:20 p.m., Sunday, June 2, in the area of 1853 Stratford Ave. According to Sgt. Darryl Wilson of the Bridgeport Police, responding officers found two individuals on the ground next to Stratford Avenue and Edwin Street. The two appeared to b…