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Manuel Goncalves, 62, of Meriden, died on Thursday afternoon, March 6, after crashing his SUV on Route 15 in Meriden, Connecticut State Police said.
Troopers were called to Route 15 just before North Broad Street in Meriden around 4:30 p.m. after Goncalves' Suburban veered across a lane of traffic and into the center median to hit the guardrail. He was thrown from the SUV, authorities said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
It's unclear why he drove off the road, but the crash remains under investigation. Police ask anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information on it to contact Trooper Patrick Miko at 203-393-4200 or Patrick.miko@ct.gov.
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