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CT Woman Charged in Crash That Killed 86-Year-Old Driver
A 41-year-old Connecticut woman has been arrested and charged with causing a deadly chain-reaction crash that killed an elderly man last year, authorities announced Monday, March 3. Lea J. Petzold, of Litchfield, is accused of negligent homicide in the Feb. 4, 2024, death of 86-year-old Robert Rumsey, Connecticut State Police said. Police said Petzold rear-ended Rumsey’s Toyota Corolla shortly after noon on Route 202 in Litchfield. The impact forced Rumsey’s vehicle into oncoming traffic, where it was hit by a Dodge Dart. Rumsey’s car ricocheted into a brick pillar on Tapping Reeve Drive, a…
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Arrest Made In Deadly CT Motorcycle Crash That Left Two Boys Without Their Father
A Connecticut man has been arrested in connection with a deadly motorcycle crash that killed a 55-year-old rider last summer, police said. Tyler W. Griggs, 26, was charged with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle after an investigation into a June 1, 2024, crash on Hopeville Road in Griswold, according to Connecticut State Police. Authorities said Griggs was making a left turn from a driveway at 1089 Hopeville Road when he struck a motorcycle operated by Sean McGloin, who was traveling southbound. Police said McGloin was thrown from his black Suzuki Burgman motorcycle and suffered seve…
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CT Man Charged in Fatal 2023 Windsor Crash That Killed Mom Of 2
A 28-year-old Connecticut man has been charged with killing a 32-year-old mother of 2 in a Windsor crash in 2023, authorities said. Luis Maldonado, of Windsor, has been charged with negligent homicide and failure to drive in a proper lane, Connecticut State Police said. Maldonado is accused of killing Yashiramarie Santiago when he lost control of his silver Honda on Route 20 near Bradley International Airport in December 2023. State police said an investigation found that Maldonado failed to stay in his lane on the highway and lost control after hitting a patch of soft soil on the side of …
Police & Fire
Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Teenage Motorcyclist
A Connecticut man who crashed into a teenager earlier this year in Fairfield County has been charged with his death, authorities announced on Friday, Oct. 25. Hector Rolando Lemus-Portillo, of Stamford, is charged with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle and failure to yield while turning left, police said. Because of their age, the 17-year-old was not identified. Police said Lemus-Portillo was driving south on Lockwood Avenue in Stamford around 9:15 p.m. on May 17. The teenager was driving north on the same road. Lemus-Portillo turned left onto William Stre…
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed After Woman Driving SUV Killed In Hit-Run CT Crash With Minivan
A Connecticut man allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 23-year-old woman has been captured by police and charged with negligent homicide. The incident occurred in Hartford around 6:10 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 11, at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Adelaide Street. Sgt. Chris Mastroianni of the Hartford Police said Middlesex County resident Tonyque Davis, of the town of Portland, was driving a Jeep SUV when she was hit by a Toyota minivan that fled the scene. Davis was found unresponsive in the overturned Jeep and was extricated by the Hartford Fire Depar…
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