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Car Slams Into Tractor-Trailer On I-84 In Vernon, Driver Gets Out With Help From Samaritans Car Slams Into Tractor-Trailer On I-84 In Vernon, Driver Gets Out With Help From Samaritans
Car Slams Into Tractor-Trailer On I-84 In Vernon, Driver Gets Out With Help From Samaritans A person was injured after their vehicle crashed into a tractor-trailer on Interstate 84 in Vernon.  The crash happened on Tuesday, Feb. 14 around 5 p.m. on I-84 eastbound just after the Exit 66 on-ramp, according to the Vernon Fire Department.  Upon arriving, first responders found the car heavily damaged and discovered that the driver had been able to escape from the wreckage with the help of good samaritans who had stopped to help. The driver was evaluated by first responders and was found to have only suffered minor injuries.  Fire officials and police remained at the s…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
27-Year-Old Who Stepped Out Of Car After Crash Struck, Killed By SUV On CT Roadway 27-Year-Old Who Stepped Out Of Car After Crash Struck, Killed By SUV On CT Roadway
27-Year-Old Who Stepped Out Of Car After Crash Struck, Killed By SUV On CT Roadway Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a five-car crash that killed a 27-year-old Connecticut man who was struck on I-91 after getting out of his Honda Accord when it became disabled. The crash occurred in New Haven around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 northbound on I-91. According to state police, Thomas Mieles, of New Haven, was traveling northbound when he hit a concrete barrier causing his car to become disabled in the left lane. Immediately after Mieles crashed, two vehicles driven by a 25-year-old West Haven woman and a 47-year-old Southington woman stopped directly ahead of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Screams Echo Through Downtown Hartford After Boy Apparently Struck By Car Screams Echo Through Downtown Hartford After Boy Apparently Struck By Car
Screams Echo Through Downtown Hartford After Boy Apparently Struck By Car Screams echoed through Downtown Hartford Friday evening after at least one person was apparently struck by a car, witnesses say. "I heard screams," said a resident of 101 Pearl St, who captured footage of good Samaritans rushing to aid an unknown number of victims on the ground around 5:20 p.m. At the sceneSpecial to Daily Voice Video from the scene shows a boy being placed on a stretcher and a man on the ground. It was not immediately clear who had been struck, or by which car. An ambulance, firefighters, and police cars were at the scene as of 5:30 p.m. The street was closed in both …

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by Cecilia Levine