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Route 2, CT

Woman Topped 100MPH With Kids In Car's Back Seat: Police Woman Topped 100MPH With Kids In Car's Back Seat: Police
Woman Topped 100MPH With Kids In Car's Back Seat: Police A woman who was clocked going more than 100 miles per hour along Route 2 with her two young children in the car told police she was speeding because she needed to heed the call of nature, authorities said.  Brianna Guerin, 21, of New London, is charged with driving with no insurance, reckless driving, risk of injury to a child (two counts), and reckless endangerment in the second degree, Connecticut State Police said.  Police spotted Guerin just before 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Route 2 in Marlborough driving at 109 miles per hour in a 65-mph zone, authorities said. …
Aggressive Driver Topped 120 MPH While Weaving Through Traffic: Police Aggressive Driver Topped 120 MPH While Weaving Through Traffic: Police
Aggressive Driver Topped 120 MPH While Weaving Through Traffic: Police A 22-year-old Connecticut man was caught speeding at more than 120 mph on Sunday, Oct. 20, while aggressively driving through New London County.  Louis Dieu, 22, of Norwich, was busted as he aggressively weaved through traffic along Route 2 in Bozrah just before 7 p.m., Connecticut State Police said.  A state trooper followed Dieu's silver Range Rover for several miles and saw him tailgating other drivers and passing on the right at triple-digit speeds, authorities said.  He complied with a traffic stop, and authorities charged him with reckless driving. He was later re…
DUI Crash:  CT Woman Hits Boyfriend With Car, Police Say DUI Crash:  CT Woman Hits Boyfriend With Car, Police Say
DUI Crash: CT Woman Hits Boyfriend With Car, Police Say A Connecticut woman has been arrested after a lengthy investigation determined that she purposefully hit her boyfriend with a car and was driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, police said. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, 37-year-old New London County resident Gabrielle Delvalle-Colon, of the town of Sprague, was arrested for her alleged actions for a crash that happened seven months prior. According to Connecticut State Police, just after midnight on Saturday, February 18, police arrived at the scene of the Preston crash, which was on Route 6 near the intersection of Route 2 – where De…
Man Dies After Being Ejected From Vehicle In Crash On CT Roadway, Police Say Man Dies After Being Ejected From Vehicle In Crash On CT Roadway, Police Say
Man Dies After Being Ejected From Vehicle In Crash On CT Roadway, Police Say A 51-year-old Connecticut man was killed after being ejected during a single-vehicle crash. The crash took place in East Hartford around 9:15 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 18, on Route 2 near Exit 5.  According to the state police, Glenn Pelletier, of Plainville, was killed when for an unknown reason, his 2005 Harley-Davidson motorcycle struck the concrete barrier off the left side of the roadway.  The impact caused Pelletier to be ejected from the motorcycle, causing fatal injuries, state police said. Pelletier was pronounced dead at the scene, they added. The case remains under invest…
Truck Crashes Into Restaurant In CT Truck Crashes Into Restaurant In CT
Truck Crashes Into Restaurant In CT A tractor-trailer crashed into a Connecticut restaurant after running off the roadway on Route 2. The crash took place in New London County in Stonington around 7:50 a.m., Thursday, July 14. According to the Connecticut state police, the tractor-trailer, driven by David Walsh, of Middlesex County in Cromwell, was traveling east on Route 2 when it ran off the road, drove through oncoming traffic, and hit Buon Appetito Ristorante & Pizzeria on the Norwich-Westerly Road. Due to the collision, the building sustained structural damage.  Walsh was transported to Backus Hospital for eva…
25-Year-Old Local Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash 25-Year-Old Local Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash
25-Year-Old Local Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash A 25-year-old area woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Route 2. The crash took place in East Hartford around 11 p.m., Thursday, May 5, said the Connecticut State Police. When troopers arrived on the scene, an investigation found Wanda Figueroa, age 25, of Hartford, with serious injuries and she was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said. According to the investigation, Figueroa was driving on the right shoulder in a 2018 Jeep Compass next to a Glastonbury woman driving a 2020 Volvo Momentum when for an unknown reason she swerved into the side of the Volvo, state police…
Suspect Who Drove At Troopers Nabbed In Connecticut Following Pursuit, Police Say Suspect Who Drove At Troopers Nabbed In Connecticut Following Pursuit, Police Say
Suspect Who Drove At Troopers Nabbed In Connecticut Following Pursuit, Police Say A multi-state police chase that started in Massachusetts and ended in a standoff following a crash near the Rhode Island-Connecticut border led to the arrest of a 36-year-old man who will face a host of charges after driving at police investigators who fired shots at his vehicle. The events began at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13, in Bristol County when officers in New Bedford attempted to stop a white Toyota Tacoma that was being driven by Ian Grant, a resident of Dartmouth in Bristol County, who was wanted on an outstanding felony warrant. A Massachusetts State Police sp…
28-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Audi Crashes Down Embankment, Police Say 28-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Audi Crashes Down Embankment, Police Say
28-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Audi Crashes Down Embankment, Police Say A 28-year-old man was killed in Connecticut after losing control of his Audi and crashing down an embankment, state police said. Hartford County resident Scudder Evans, of Marlborough, was driving on Route 2 east of exit 9 in Glastonbury at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14, when he lost control of an 2016 Audi A6 that belonged to a family member. Police said that Evans lost control of the Audi, entered a grassy median to the left of the roadway, went down an embankment, collided with a group of trees before coming to an uncontrolled final rest upright among the trees in the median…
CT State Troopers Arrest Driver Accused Of Striking Police Cruiser CT State Troopers Arrest Driver Accused Of Striking Police Cruiser
CT State Troopers Arrest Driver Accused Of Striking Police Cruiser A Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly hitting a police cruiser while officers were attempting to make a traffic stop. New Haven County resident Jean Carlos Colon, age 26, of Meriden, was apprehended by Connecticut State Police on Thursday, Nov. 25, after troopers received a lookout from the Mohegan Police for a red and black Mini Cooper that was had hit a Mohegan Police car, state police said. While troopers were on the lookout for the vehicle, they received notice it had been involved in a crash in New London County on Route 2 in the Town of Bozrah, state police said. Whe…
Here's How Many Were Charged With DUI Over Thanksgiving Weekend, CT State Police Say Here's How Many Were Charged With DUI Over Thanksgiving Weekend, CT State Police Say
Here's How Many Were Charged With DUI Over Thanksgiving Weekend, CT State Police Say As the busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend comes to a close, Connecticut State Police announced how many arrests they made for DUI, along with the number of accidents investigated and fatalities. As of 11:59 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 28, the department arrested 50 drivers for driving under the influence, the department said. They also responded to 543 accidents with 46 reported injuries and one fatality on state roads. The one fatality, which took the life of a 20-year-old East Hartford man, occurred in Hartford County on Route 2 early on Thanksgiving Day.