Police Identify 19-Year-Old Killed In Fiery CT Crash Police Identify 19-Year-Old Killed In Fiery CT Crash
Police Identify 19-Year-Old Killed In Fiery CT Crash Authorities have identified a 19-year-old driver who was killed in a fiery crash on I-91 in Connecticut. Hartford County resident Owen Contreras, of Granby, was identified on Tuesday, Aug. 16, as the driver who died in the crash in East Windsor on Sunday, Aug. 14, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said the crash happened at about 11:20 p.m. near Exit 44 when a southbound 2017 Kenworth truck and another southbound vehicle driven by Contreras collided in the right lane, causing a fire to engulf both vehicles. State Police have not identified the make and model of the ve…
1 Killed In Single-Vehicle CT Crash 1 Killed In Single-Vehicle CT Crash
1 Killed In Single-Vehicle CT Crash A 36-year-old Connecticut man was killed during a single-vehicle crash. The incident took place in New Haven County in Cheshire around 5 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 14 in the area of Diamond Hill Road and South Meriden Road. Responding officers reported the driver, identified as Jeremy Rodriguez of Meriden, had died from injuries sustained during the crash, said Lt. Jeffrey Sutherland, of the Cheshire Police. The Cheshire Police Traffic Division and the Naugatuck Valley Collision Investigation Team responded to the scene to conduct the investigation of the crash. …
Fairfield County Woman Charged After Crash Involving CT State Police Cruiser Fairfield County Woman Charged After Crash Involving CT State Police Cruiser
Fairfield County Woman Charged After Crash Involving CT State Police Cruiser A police cruiser and a minivan were involved in a crash on a Connecticut highway, leading to enforcement action being taken against a person involved. The crash happened in New Haven County on I-691 westbound near Exit 4 in Meriden at about 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, according to Connecticut State Police. A police cruiser was traveling in the right lane and passing a 2019 Toyota Sienna Limited, when the Toyota changed lanes into the right lane, state police reported. Police said the front driver's side of the police cruiser collided with the rear passenger side of the Toyota. The pol…
22-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash 22-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash
22-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash A 22-year-old Connecticut man was killed during a two-vehicle crash. The crash took place in New Haven around 10:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 6 on Middletown Avenue.  Responding police officers found Raymond Sobask of North Branford, unresponsive in the street, said Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police. Sobask was pronounced dead on the scene, Shumway said. American Medical Response transported the operator of the second vehicle to Yale New Haven Hospital where they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, he added. The New Haven Police Crash Team responded to the scene …
Driver, Passenger Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 In CT Driver, Passenger Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 In CT
Driver, Passenger Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 In CT Two women were injured in a wrong-way crash in Connecticut. The crash happened on northbound I-95 in New Haven near Exit 50 at about 2:10 a.m. on Thursday, July 28, according to Connecticut State Police. A 2013 Honda CR-V LX was going the wrong way, traveling south in the northbound lanes, and collided head-on with a northbound 2005 Kenworth truck, police said. The 20-year-old Terryville woman who drove the Honda and her passenger, a 19-year-old New Haven woman, were hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The driver of the truck, a 59-year-old man from Dorcheste…
Passenger Dies After Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 In Fairfield County Passenger Dies After Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 In Fairfield County
Passenger Dies After Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 In Fairfield County A 45-year-old man died at the hospital following a wrong-way crash on I-95 in Fairfield County. Troopers responded to a crash on I-95 southbound near Exit 26 in Bridgeport at about 1 a.m. on Saturday, July 23, according to Connecticut State Police. Authorities determined that a 2006 Saturn Ion had gone the wrong way, traveling north in the southbound lanes, and struck a southbound 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, State Police said. Police said the Jeep rolled over into the median. A passenger in the Saturn, identified as 45-year-old Danilo Mazariegos, was later pronounced dead at the h…
CT Woman Seriously Injured After Being Pinned Between Landscaping Truck, Trailer, Police Say CT Woman Seriously Injured After Being Pinned Between Landscaping Truck, Trailer, Police Say
CT Woman Seriously Injured After Being Pinned Between Landscaping Truck, Trailer, Police Say An employee of a lawn service company was hospitalized with serious injuries after a crash caused her to be pinned between a trailer and truck in Connecticut.  The crash happened on Baldwin Hill Road in Litchfield at about 10:10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19, according to Connecticut State Police. A 2015 Porsche Macan Turbo was northbound on Baldwin Hill Road when it struck a 2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty, a landscape trailer and truck that was parked on the right side of the road, police reported.  Authorities said a 31-year-old Torrington woman, who is an employee of a lawn service com…
CT Man Hit By Car After Stepping In Roadway CT Man Hit By Car After Stepping In Roadway
CT Man Hit By Car After Stepping In Roadway A Connecticut man was struck by a car after stepping into a roadway outside of a crosswalk. The crash took place in Hartford County in East Granby around 7:17 a.m. According to the Connecticut State Police, David Addis, age 56, of Norwich, in New London County, was hit by a Honda Civic driven by Tiffany Wilkinson, age 23, of East Granby. The crash occurred when Addis entered Route 20 near the Enterprise Truck Rental outside of a designated crosswalk area, state police said. Wilkinson applied her brakes but was unable to stop before hitting Addis, state police said. Addis was transported …
Driver Dies From Injuries In Head-On Connecticut Crash Driver Dies From Injuries In Head-On Connecticut Crash
Driver Dies From Injuries In Head-On Connecticut Crash Police are investigating after a driver died from injuries he suffered in a head-on crash in Connecticut. Authorities in New Haven County received a report about a crash in Wolcott in the area of 969 Woodtick Road at about 5:45 a.m. on Monday, July 18, the Wolcott Police Department reported. Police reported that a northbound vehicle had crossed into the southbound lane and struck a vehicle that was traveling south. The driver of the northbound vehicle suffered critical injuries and died at the hospital, police said. Authorities said the driver of the southbound vehicle was hospitalized f…
CT Woman Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Wrong-Way Crash CT Woman Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Wrong-Way Crash
CT Woman Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Wrong-Way Crash A Connecticut woman suffered life-threatening injuries during a wrong-way crash. The crash took place in New Haven County around 11:50 p.m., Monday, July 11, in Waterbury, on Route 8 South. According to state police, a Honda Pilot was traveling southbound and a Honda HRV northbound when they collided, state police said. The driver and occupants of the Pilot suffered minor injuries. They were transported to St. Mary's hospital for treatment. The driver of the CRV, identified as Yocasta Delrosario, age 42, of Torrington in Litchfield County, received life-threatening injuries, state police …
Three Teenagers Killed, One Seriously Injured In New England Crash Three Teenagers Killed, One Seriously Injured In New England Crash
Three Teenagers Killed, One Seriously Injured In New England Crash Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that claimed the lives of three teenagers overnight in Western Massachusetts. Just before 1 a.m. Sunday, June 26,  Massachusetts State Police patrols from the Sturbridge Barracks responded to the crash in the town of Brimfield in Hampden County in the the area of 40 East Brimfield-Holland Road. Responding troopers found a 2006 Nissan Sentra that had gone off the road and rolled over approximately 40 feet into the wood line, Massachusetts State Police said. Three occupants, all male, were determined to be dead on-scene. They were: …
Driver Dies In Wrong-Way, Two-Vehicle Crash In Fairfield County Driver Dies In Wrong-Way, Two-Vehicle Crash In Fairfield County
Driver Dies In Wrong-Way, Two-Vehicle Crash In Fairfield County A 61-year-old man died in a two-vehicle, wrong-way crash in Fairfield County. The crash happened on Route 25 in Trumbull near the intersection of Route 111 at about 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15, according to Connecticut State Police. A 2012 Honda Accord SE was going the wrong way, traveling south in the northbound lanes, and collided head-on with a 2018 Ford TCN, authorities reported.  Both vehicles sustained disabling damage, police said. The driver of the Honda, identified as Shahid Malik, of Easton, was pronounced dead at the scene, State Police said. The driver of the Ford, …