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20-Year-Old CT Tractor Driver Killed In Crash, Police Say
A 20-year-old Connecticut man crossing a roadway on a tractor was struck and killed by a passing car.
The crash took place in Hartford County in East Granby, around 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 14 on Floydville Road.
According to the Connecticut State Police, a 33-year-old East Hartland woman identified as Lila Guarco, was driving a Jeep Cherokee Latitude on Floydville Road when she struck a tractor crossing the roadway.
Medics and firefighters from the East Granby Fire Department responded to the scene, but could not save the tractor driver, identified as Leonel Bernardo, of Hartford, state…
51-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Car On CT Roadway
A 51-year-old man was hospitalized with serious injuries after a car struck him in Connecticut.
The crash happened in the Hartford County town of East Granby on Rainbow Road eastbound near Larch Drive at 9:15 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, Connecticut State Police said.
A 2010 Hyundai Elantra struck the man, who is a resident of Saint Lucie, Florida, while he was walking across the travel portion of the roadway, police reported.
The driver, a 26-year-old woman from Westerly, Rhode Island, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, according to the report.
Police asked witnesses o…
Woman Killed By Police Sergeant Husband In CT Murder-Suicide ID'd As Beloved Library Director
A Connecticut woman killed by her police sergeant husband was a beloved library director.
The couple was found shot to death in Hartford County in East Granby, on Sunday, Aug. 28 at 6 p.m., and were identified as T.J. Jacius, age 49, and Doreen Jacius, age 48, both of East Granby.
Earlier report: Suspicious East Granby Shooting Leaves Man, Woman Dead
Jacius was a police sergeant for Avon Police Department where he worked for 24 years, the Avon Police said.
Doreen Jacius was the director of the East Granby Town Library.
The library, which is currently closed to grieve for Jacius said…
CT State Police Release IDs, New Info After Suspicious Deaths Of Man, Woman
Police have identified a Connecticut man and woman who were killed in a suspicious shooting at a home.
The two were discovered in a Hartford County home around 5:45 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 28 in East Granby on Wynding Hills Road, according to the Connecticut State Police.
Troopers and East Granby Officers responded to the residence, where they located two adults, identified as Thomas Jacius, age 49, and Doreen Jacius, age 48, addresses unknown at this time, with apparent gunshot wounds, state police said.
Officials said both were pronounced dead at the scene.
"Based on initial findings, these…
Covid-19 - 100 Connecticut Communities On "Red" List - Local Rates, Trends
The number of “red" communities in Connecticut has reached 100, according to the most recent state data, Thursday, Nov. 12.
Infection rates have been rising in Connecticut dramatically. There are now 100 cities and towns with the highest daily averages of newly reported COVID-19 cases.
Last week, Thursday, Nov. 5, there were 67 red communities.
And the week before that, Oct. 29, there were 30.
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Red communities are so-called due to the state’s color-coded map of average daily COVID-19 cases. Red communities are reporting 4-15 or more cases per 100,000 re…
