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Car Crash
Police & Fire
Driver Was Intoxicated When He Hit, Killed Pedestrian: Police
A 36-year-old Connecticut man was intoxicated when he crashed his truck into a pedestrian in New London County earlier this week, state police said. William Stonier, of Ledyard, is charged with driving under the influence and illegal possession of a firearm while intoxicated, Connecticut State Police said. Investigators said Stonier's Dodge Ram went off of the right side of River Road in Lisbon and crashed into a pedestrian around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12. The red pick-up hit a guardrail and kept going until it crashed into a telephone police, authorities continued.&nb…
Obituaries
'Words Can't Express This Pain': Woman Killed In Trumbull Crash Remembered As Beloved Friend
Friends and family of a 40-year-old Connecticut woman who was killed earlier this week when the car she was riding in crashed into a stone wall say she was kind, caring, and effortlessly cool. Marie Nieves, of Bridgeport, died on Friday, Oct. 11, in a single-car crash on Route 8 in Trumbull, Connecticut State Police said. Investigators say the Mercedes she was in suddenly veered onto the grassy shoulder near Exit 6 around 11 a.m. before crashing into the wall. The driver, a 60-year-old Bridgeport man, was seriously injured in the crash. Paramedics rushed them both to …
Police & Fire
Driver Shot In Head Before Crashing Car Into Home's Front Porch
Police are asking for tips after a Connecticut man was found in shot in the head inside a car that had crashed into a New Haven home, officials said. New Haven Police were called to the area of Goodyear Street and West Read Street after a car crashed into the a home's front porch around 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6. They arrived to find the driver, a 21-year-old West Haven man, with a bullet wound in his head. Paramedics rushed him to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where doctors are treating him for life-threatning injuries, New Haven Police said. He was listed in critical but stabl…
Police & Fire
'Heartbreaking': CT High School Senior Killed In Crash With Dump Truck
School officials in Connecticut announced to parents that a Fairfield County high school senior was killed in a car crash on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Max Harper, an 18-year-old senior at Staples High School, collided with a fully loaded dump truck on Old Hill Road near Patrick Road as they negotiated a difficult turn in opposite directions, Westport Police said. Max died at the scene, authorities said. Staples High School will have a two-hour delay on Thursday, Sept. 12, and guidance counselors will be on hand to help students with their grief, Superintendent of Westport…
Police & Fire
Man Dies After Crashing Car, Attempting To Swim Across Pond In Tolland County
A Connecticut man who crashed his Chevy Malibu and then attempted to swim across a pond to get away died in the water. The incident occurred in Tolland County around 10 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 6, in Vernon. Vernon Police Lt. Robert Marra said officers responded to the crash on Snipsic Street and East Main Street. When they arrived, Marra said they found the unoccupied Malibu with significant front-end damage. Officers began to search for the driver. While searching, Marra said officers saw a man attempting to swim across Papermill Pond. They could maintain a visual on …
Police & Fire
Teen Trio Nabbed After Armed Robbery, Chase, Crash In CT
Three teens were nabbed for an alleged armed robbery after a police pursuit, crash, and foot chase in Fairfield County. The arrests occurred in Westport around 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 18. According to Westport Police Chief Foti Koskinas, the department received information from Trumbull Police to be on the lookout for a black Infiniti occupied by three suspects reported to be involved in an armed robbery in Trumbull. The Trumbull Police Department initially spotted and briefly pursued the vehicle. The chief said it was last seen southbound on I-95 near Exit 23. Shortly after…
News
Support Pours In For Family Of Swimming Pool Company Van Driver Killed In CT Crash
Community members are coming together to support the family of a 37-year-old man killed in a crash on a busy Connecticut roadway. The effort came following a crash in Tolland County on Tuesday, Aug. 13, when two vehicles collided on Route 32 (River Road) in the town of Willington near the intersection with Battye Road, according to Connecticut State Police. Willington resident Fred Viets, who had been driving a Ram van owned by Vernon-based Juliano's Pools, LLC, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, police said. Earlier Report - 37-Year-…
Police & Fire
2 Killed, 3 Others Injured In CT Crash
Two people were killed in a Connecticut crash that injured three others. Click here for a new, updated story - Double-Fatal CT Crash Victims ID'd It occurred in Hartford at 10:15 a.m. on Monday, July 29, at Main Street and Florence Street. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, a white Mercedes traveling south on Main Street struck a Toyota Corolla, turning onto Florence from Main. A man driving the Corolla and a female passenger were both killed, Boisvert said. Three men in the Mercedes suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The names of those killed have not b…
Police & Fire
4 Killed In Head-On Crash On CT Roadway
Four people were killed in a head-on crash on a Connecticut roadway overnight. The incident happened around 11 p.m. Friday, July 19, in Waterbury on Thomaston Avenue when a car traveling south slammed into a northbound vehicle, causing both vehicles to burst into flames, according to authorities. According to Chief Fernando Spagnolo of the Waterbury Police Department, an investigation determined both vehicles were speeding. The victims, who were all pronounced dead at the scene, were all adults, with three in one of the vehicles. Their identities have not yet been released. This…
Obituaries
'Tragic Loss': Newlywed Officer Killed In NY Salon Crash Remembered For 'Bravery, Compassion'
Tributes are pouring in for a beloved NYPD officer who was killed alongside three others in an alleged drunk driving crash at a New York nail salon. Emilia Rennhack was off duty and getting her nails done when an SUV came barreling through the front window of Long Island’s Hawaii Nail & Spa, located in Deer Park on Commack Road, on Friday afternoon, June 28. Rennhack was pronounced dead at the scene alongside the salon’s owner, Jiancai Chen, age 37, of Bayside, Queens, according to Suffolk County Police. Also killed were Yan Xu, age 41, and Meizi Zhang, age 50, both of Flushing, Queens.…
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Manslaughter In Fatal Crash Involving Vintage Car In CT
A 35-year-old man faces a manslaughter charge in connection with a fatal crash in Connecticut involving a vintage car that left a woman dead, police announced. New London County resident Ian Gillis of Griswold turned himself in to authorities on Wednesday, June 19 in connection with a crash that happened in Windham County on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, Connecticut State Police announced on Wednesday, June 26. According to state police, around 8:30 p.m. on the day of the crash, troopers responded to the area of 821 Pomfret St. (Route 169) in the town of Pomfret after a blue 1967 T…
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