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1 Dead, Police Officer Seriously Hurt In High-Speed CT Crash
A high-speed crash at a Connecticut gas station left one person dead and sent two others, including a police officer, to the hospital with serious injuries, authorities said.
West Haven officers were called to the Citgo gas station on Derby Avenue at 2:20 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, after a speeding Hyundai Elantra careened into a parked police cruiser in the station’s lot, authorities said.
Both the driver and passenger of the Hyundai were seriously injured in the crash, police reported. The officer, who was inside the cruiser at the time, also suffered a serious head injury.
Emergency…
Man Who Killed Friend In Road Rage Crash In East Hartford Charged With His Death: Police
A 22-year-old man who crashed his car and killed his teenage friend while chasing another vehicle that had cut him off on I-84 in Connecticut has been charged, authorities announced.
Jeremy Ramos, of Depew, NY (Erie County), faces charges of speeding, reckless driving, second-degree manslaughter, and first-degree reckless endangerment in the Nov. 16, 2023 crash that killed Yomar Barios, of East Hartford, Connecticut State Police announced Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Ramos was driving a Honda Civic on Nov. 16, 2023, to visit friends in Hartford when he said an Audi cut him off as he merged onto I-84 i…
Woman Seen Speeding With Man Clinging To Car Hood Before He Falls Off, She Leaves Him: Police
A 24-year-old Connecticut woman was caught on surveillance cameras speeding with a man holding onto her hood before he fell off, and she sped away, authorities said.
Alexis Marie Rivera, of Wallingford in New Haven County, is charged with first-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, and reckless driving, police said.
The alleged incident happened on Oct. 8 after a 911 call reported a man lying on the pavement behind a bar, bleeding from his head, Wallingford Police said. Authorities did not release his name.
Paramedics took him to a local hospital, but t…
Attempted Murder: Juvenile Arrested For Serious CT Assault, Police Say
A juvenile has been arrested after he allegedly assaulted a young man, leaving him seriously injured.
The Middlesex County incident occurred on Friday, May 24, at around 8:30 p.m. in the town of Westbrook.
According to the Connecticut State Police, a young man (whose identity has not been released due to age) was seen on security footage assaulting another young man on Boston Post Road.
After the assault, he fled on foot, leaving his victim injured. Authorities airlifted the juvenile to an area hospital with serious injuries.
To locate the suspect, police deployed drones, K9 units, a b…
CT Man In His 20s Found Shot On Street, Police Say
Police are investigating after a man was found shot on a Connecticut street.
The shooting took place around 11:15 p.m., Monday, Jan. 24, when Hartford Police officers responded to the area of 5 Fales Street on a Shotspotter activation, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police.
Upon arrival, a victim was located suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim, a male in his 20s, was transported to an area hospital for treatment, Boisvert said.
The Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene Detectives responded and assumed the investigation.
The investigation re…
44-Year-Old Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash, CT State Police Say
A head-on crash in Connecticut led to the death of a driver at an area hospital, state police announced.
In Tolland County, a 34-year-old driver was traveling east on Route 6 in Andover at approximately 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22 when he lost control and veered into the opposite lane, striking Windham County resident Andrew Moore, of Moosup, near the intersection of Route 87.
The driver struck Moore, age 44, head-on, and both men were transported to an area hospital for treatment.
Moore was later pronounced dead at the hospital from the injuries sustained in the crash, while the othe…
