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Drunk, Wrong-Way Driver Arrested on East Hartford I-84 Ramp In Smoking SUV: Police
A Connecticut man whose blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit was stopped while driving the wrong way on an I-84 off-ramp over the weekend, authorities said.
Angel Sanabria, 44, of Hartford, was arrested and charged with multiple felonies and traffic violations after police stopped his SUV, which had heavy front-end damage with smoke billowing from the engine, and fluids leaking onto the road as if he'd been in a recent crash, Connecticut State Police said.
Troopers received a wrong-way driver detection alert just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Governor Street o…
Intoxicated, Uninsured Wrong-Way Driver Collides With Car On I-84 In East Hartford: Police
Connecticut police say an intoxicated, unlicensed, and uninsured driver collided with an oncoming car, causing a chain-reaction crash, and then running away earlier this week.
Wilmer Vizcaino, 29, of Waterbury in New Haven County, faces several felonies from the 9 p.m. crash on Wednesday, Oct. 16, Connecticut State Police said.
Troopers in East Hartford were notified of the wrong-way driver when a detection censor went off about a minute before the crash at Exit 56 on I-84. Investigators said Vizcaino crashed head-on with a car taking the ramp, which sent that vehicle careening i…
Fatal Crash: 43-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-84 In West Hartford
One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash on a stretch of I-84 in Connecticut.
It happened at 12:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 on the westbound side in West Hartford.
The victim, Joey Antoine Roldan, age 43, of East Hartford, was driving a 2000 Suzuki motorcycle east of Exit 40 when, for an unknown reason, he lost control, Connecticut State Police said.
During the collision sequence, the motorcycle fell to its side, and Roldan became detached from it. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The motorcycle then came to an uncontrolled final rest, partially in the left lane and on the&n…
Construction Worker Killed By Reckless Driver On CT Roadway, Police Say
A Connecticut man is being held on a $1 million bond after hitting and killing a construction worker in a crash while allegedly driving recklessly.
Hartford County resident Jose Diaz-Nieves, age 54, of East Hartford, was killed around 12:15 p.m., Wednesday, June 12, after being hit by a vehicle driven by 25-year-old Tommy Nguyen, of Hartford.
According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, patrol officers responded to the area of West Boulevard at South Whitney Street on a report of a construction worker struck by a vehicle.
Officers located Diaz-Nieves, who s…
