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Donations Pour In For Family Of Fairfield County Teen Killed In Hit-Run Crash
Community members have donated thousands of dollars to support the family of a teenager who died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Fairfield County. AJ DeJesus, age 18, of Bridgeport, was one of two people riding a scooter on Wednesday, June 15, when they were struck by a pickup truck, according to police. Investigators said the pair was dragged for blocks before the driver finally stopped and fled the scene on foot. The driver later turned himself in after police tracked down his vehicle, police said. DeJesus was taken to the hospital in critical condition but succumbed to h…
Police & Fire
Two Teens Struck By Hit-Run Driver In Fairfield County
Two Fairfield County teens on a scooter received serious injuries after being struck by a hit-and-run pickup truck driver. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15 on Kossuth Street. An investigation into the crash found that a man driving a pickup truck struck the two teens, and then fled the area, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency management for Bridgeport. EMS provided “lifesaving medical procedures,” to at least one of the victims, according to Appleby. Both teens were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Appleby said their condition…
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Fatal CT Hit-Run
Police are asking the public for help identifying the driver of an Infiniti I30 that allegedly struck and killed a man before fleeing the scene in Connecticut. The incident took place in Hartford on Saturday, June 11 around 11:30 p.m. in the area of Albany Avenue and Garden Street. When Hartford Police responded for a report of a serious vehicle versus pedestrian crash, they found 62-year-old Rafael Ortiz, of Hartford, lying in the roadway suffering from life-threatening injuries, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert. Know this car?Hartford Police Department Ortiz was transported to Saint Francis H…
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed Two Hours After 22-Year-Old Massachusetts Man Is Killed In Hit-Run Crash
A man was killed after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Boston who was driving drunk, according to Massachusetts State Police. Shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday, June 4, troopers responded to the crash on Storrow Drive that resulted in the death of a pedestrian, police said. Patrol units subsequently located the driver, who was determined to be under the influence, and took him into custody, said state police. The suspect was arrested after another motorist who witnessed him driving away from the crash followed him to Lynn and notified state police. A preliminary investigation i…
Police & Fire
Suspects Sought After Serious Hit-Run Crashes In Western Mass
Police are asking the public for help locating two hit-and-run drivers after crashes in the region. Both incidents took place in Springfield. The Springfield Police traffic unit said one incident took place around 2:40 am., Saturday, May 28, in the 500 block of Main Street in the South End in which a pedestrian was hit by two vehicles who both fled the scene, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police. The pedestrian, an adult man, suffered serious injuries, Walsh said. The second driver involved has been identified but not apprehended, he added. Police are seeking your help w…
Police & Fire
38-Year-Old Killed In Horrific Crash On Busy CT Roadway
A 38-year-old tow-truck driver assisting a disabled driver on I-91 in Connecticut died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in New Haven County, officials said. Shortly after 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, in North Haven, first responders responded to a stretch of the interstate after Tolland County resident Christopher Russell, of Ellington, was struck by a driver near Exit 11. According to police, Russell “was projected and struck the trunk and rear windshield of (the vehicle he was assisting) before falling to a prone position facing east in the right shoulder (of I-91).” Russel…
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Woman Killed In Hit-Run Crash In CT, Police Say
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Connecticut late on Wednesday, May 18, police said. In New Haven County, a pedestrian was walking at approximately 10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18 along the 200 block of Paradise Avenue in Hamden when she was struck. Officers from the Hamden Police Department responded to the scene at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday night, where they found a 37-year-old woman who had been hit by a driver who left the area. The Hamden resident was pronounced dead at the scene. According to police, the preliminary investigation determined that…
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Man Charged In CT Hit-Run Crash Involving Pizza Truck, Police Say
A 25-year-old man has been charged in a hit-and-run crash involving a pizza truck in Connecticut. New Haven County resident Marcos Gomez, of Hamden, turned himself in to police at about 8:20 p.m. on Sunday, May 8, according to Connecticut State Police. He is accused of walking away from the scene of a crash in the Middlesex County town of Cromwell after rear-ending a Big Green Truck Pizza vehicle while driving on I-91 on Saturday, April 23, State Police reported. Police previously reported that the driver and the passenger in the pizza truck were hospitalized for treatment of minor injurie…
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Woman Arrested For Fatal 2021 Hit-Run Crash In CT, Police Announce
A months-long investigation into a fatal hit-and-run in Connecticut led to the arrest of a 36-year-old woman who surrendered herself into custody, police announced. Middlesex County resident Amanda Mark, of Killingworth, turned herself in at the North Branford Police Department in New Haven County on Tuesday, May 3 on an outstanding warrant in connection with a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run on Oct. 16, 2021. North Branford Police Deputy Chief James Lovelace said that the incident happened on Branford Road (Route 139) when she struck and killed 52-year-old North Branford resident Douglas Clar…
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Police Search For Driver Who Seriously Injured Person In CT Hit-Run Crash
Police have asked the public for information after a pedestrian was left seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Connecticut. Police responded to a report of a crash in Hartford County near the intersection of Bristol Street and George Street in Southington on Wednesday, April 27, according to the Southington Police Department. Officers found the victim lying in the road near her parked vehicle. Police said she was hospitalized for treatment of serious injuries. Investigators found that the victim was exiting the driver's side of her vehicle when a southbound pickup truck struck…
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Police Search For Man Accused Of Crashing Into Pizza Truck In CT
Police are searching for a man accused of crashing a car into a pizza truck in Connecticut and then leaving the scene. The crash happened in Middlesex County at 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 23 on I-91 in the town of Cromwell, according to Connecticut State Police. A Big Green Truck Pizza vehicle was traveling in the right lane on I-91 northbound near Exit 21 when a 2005 Toyota Scion that was in the left lane crossed all lanes of traffic at a high rate of speed and crashed into the rear of the pizza truck, police said. The driver of the pizza truck, a 25-year-old Hamden man, and a 32-…
Police & Fire
Person Of Interest In Fatal Fairfield County Hit-Run Crash Not Cooperating, Police Say
A person of interest in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Fairfield County is not cooperating with police, officials said. The crash, which killed a popular landscaper from the area, took place in Stamford around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13. Killed in the crash was Ronald Molina, a 52-year-old Stamford resident, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth of the Stamford Police. Molina was crossing Tresser Boulevard walking northbound when he was struck by a vehicle that was traveling westbound, Booth said. The vehicle fled the scene after the collision. Molina was transported to Stamford Hospi…
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