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Fatal Crash: 38-Year-Old Found By Guardrail With Leg Injury In CT Fatal Crash: 38-Year-Old Found By Guardrail With Leg Injury In CT
Fatal Crash: 38-Year-Old Found By Guardrail With Leg Injury In CT A bicyclist died in the hospital after being found injured next to a guardrail following a crash in Connecticut, police announced.  The events leading to the man's death began in Tolland County on Sunday, July 21 around 1 p.m., when a passerby saw an unattended bicycle against a guardrail at 667 Wall St. (Route 316) in Hebron.  According to Connecticut State Police, the passerby then saw a man next to the guardrail almost into the woods with a severe leg injury. The good Samaritan tried helping the man by applying a tourniquet to his legs until first responders could arrive, …
UConn Student Dies After Falling From Campus Parking Garage UConn Student Dies After Falling From Campus Parking Garage
UConn Student Dies After Falling From Campus Parking Garage A UConn student died after falling from a high level of the south garage onto the pavement below. The incident occurred in Tolland County around 9:30 a.m., Thursday, March 7 at the college in Storrs. According to Stephanie Reitz, director of communications for the college, UConn police and fire personnel responded following reports of a person falling from a high level of the south garage onto the pavement. The man, an undergraduate student whose identity has not yet been released, was taken to Windham Hospital in Willimantic with serious injuries, she said. The student later died at the …
CT Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash CT Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash
CT Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash A 65-year-old motorist was killed in a two-vehicle Connecticut crash. It happened in Windham County in Hampton on Route 6 in Hampton around 2:50 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 19. According to the Connecticut State Police, James Harvey of the Windham County village of Wauregan was driving east on his 1994 Honda PC800 motorcycle when he hit a 2009 Nissan Vera, driven by a 22-year-old Hampton woman who was making a turn. The crash caused heavy damage to both vehicles, state police said. Harvey was rushed to Windham Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Nissan driver was not inju…
Head-On Crash: CT Woman Killed, Second Driver Injured Head-On Crash: CT Woman Killed, Second Driver Injured
Head-On Crash: CT Woman Killed, Second Driver Injured A 39-year-old Connecticut woman was killed after allegedly crossing the double-yellow line and hitting a pickup truck head-on.  The crash took place in Tolland County around 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 11, on Route 32 in Mansfield. Connecticut State Police said Vanessa Marie Rivero, of the town of Willington in Tolland County, was driving north on Route 32 near Mansfield City Road in a 2022 Volkswagen Jetta when she crossed the double-yellow line and hit a 2012 GMC Sierra head-on, before hitting a guardrail. Rivero was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said. The driver of the…
Woman, Man Become Combative With Troopers After Burglary In CT, Police Say Woman, Man Become Combative With Troopers After Burglary In CT, Police Say
Woman, Man Become Combative With Troopers After Burglary In CT, Police Say A woman and man are facing charges after a burglary and fight with officers in Connecticut. At around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 24, troopers from Troop C in Tolland responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked behind a residence on Middle Turnpike, in Mansfield.  The reporting party advised Troop C that the residence was known to be unoccupied for an extended period of time, state police said.  Upon arrival, responding troopers observed a Chevrolet Cruze, parked at the rear of the residence, and a man, later identified as Windham County resident Travis Steele, age 33, o…
Man Dies After Being Struck By Car On Busy CT Roadway Man Dies After Being Struck By Car On Busy CT Roadway
Man Dies After Being Struck By Car On Busy CT Roadway An investigation is underway after a 41-year-old man was killed after being struck by a car on a busy Connecticut roadway. The incident happened around 5:25 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30 in Tolland County, in the Town of Andover. An Audi A7 Quattro Prestige was traveling eastbound on Route 6 approximately 500 feet east of Hickory Hill Drive and the man was walking along the right shoulder of Route 6 eastbound, Connecticut State Police said. "For an unknown reason, the pedestrian crossed over the eastbound fog lane, entered the eastbound travel lane, and was struck by the vehic…
28-Year-Old UConn Grad Student Struck, Killed By Car In Crosswalk, State Police Say 28-Year-Old UConn Grad Student Struck, Killed By Car In Crosswalk, State Police Say
28-Year-Old UConn Grad Student Struck, Killed By Car In Crosswalk, State Police Say Connecticut State Police are asking witnesses to a crash that left a UConn researcher and graduate student dead after he was struck by a car. Tolland County resident Nhuong Nguyen, age 28, was killed around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30 in Mansfield while walking in the crosswalk on South Eagleville Road, said the Connecticut State Police. A westbound 2008 Hyundai Elantra struck Nguyen just west of Eastwood Road, state police said. Nguyen, of Mansfield, was transported to Windham Hospital where he was pronounced dead.  Emily Louise Wicks, 33, of Colchester was driving the Hyundai. Sh…
Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash, CT State Police Say Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash, CT State Police Say
Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash, CT State Police Say A fatal head-on crash at a busy Connecticut intersection left two dead and a third hospitalized, State Police said. Tolland County resident James Bobbitt, age 91, of Mansfield Center, was driving east on Route 6 in the Town of Windham in Windham County as Thurl Hiltz, age 89 was driving in the opposite direction with Carlene Drysdale, age 90, of Livermore Falls, Maine in the front seat of his Chevrolet Impala shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22.  Bobbitt and Thurl were both transported to Windham Hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash, while Drysdale was pro…
Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Tree On CT Roadway Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Tree On CT Roadway
Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Tree On CT Roadway Connecticut State Police are asking the public for help in regards to a single-vehicle crash that left an area man dead. It happened about 3:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, in Windham County, on Route 66, in the Town of Windham, according to state police. Following the crash, Fernandez Felix Salgado, 54, of Chaplin, in Windham County was taken to Windham Hospital, where he later was pronounced dead.  According to state police, Salgado was driving a 1997 Honda Accord when the car veered left, crossed the lane of eastbound traffic, and slammed into a tree. Troopers aren't sure what caus…