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General Motors Recalling 449K SUV, Pickup Trucks Due To Low Brake Fluid Warning Light Issues General Motors Recalling 449K SUV, Pickup Trucks Due To Low Brake Fluid Warning Light Issues
General Motors Recalling 449K SUV, Pickup Trucks Due To Low Brake Fluid Warning Light Issues Upwards of 450,000 SUV and pickup trucks are subject to a recall by General Motors due to a faulty electronic brake control module that may potentially fail to warn drivers when there is a loss of brake fluid. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on Friday that GM is recalling multiple models and vehicles due to the issue. Models recalled include certain 2023-2024 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESVs, 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2023-2024 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban 1500, 2023 GMC Sierra 1500, 2023-2024 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL models. According to the…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old CT Man Charged For 2023 Death Of Girlfriend: Police 19-Year-Old CT Man Charged For 2023 Death Of Girlfriend: Police
19-Year-Old CT Man Charged For 2023 Death Of Girlfriend: Police A year after the death of a Connecticut teen, her former boyfriend has been arrested and charged with manslaughter. Cooper Oullette, age 19, was arrested in connection to the Hartford County incident, which occurred over a year before in the town of Burlington. At around 1:30 a.m. on May 21, 2023, the family of 17-year-old Sophie Ringquist brought her to Bristol Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. Original Report: 17-Year-Old Burlington Girl Dies After Falling Out Of Moving Pickup Truck Earlier that evening, she had fallen out of the front passenger seat of a moving C…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Hudson Valley Crash With Tractor-Trailer Man Killed In Hudson Valley Crash With Tractor-Trailer
Man Killed In Hudson Valley Crash With Tractor-Trailer Police are investigating after a 74-year-old Connecticut man was killed during a two-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Dutchess County at the intersection of Route 22 and Route 55 in the town of Dover, a hamlet of Wingdale, around 3:45 p.m., Thursday, June 13. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, a 2010 Chevrolet pickup was on Route 55 preparing to enter traffic on northbound Route 22 when it pulled into the path of a 2020 Kenworth tractor-trailer. The collision killed the driver of the pickup, Northern Fairfie…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
33-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Of Multi-Vehicle CT Crash 33-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Of Multi-Vehicle CT Crash
33-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Of Multi-Vehicle CT Crash A 33-year-old Connecticut man was killed in a three-vehicle crash on I-91. The collision occurred in Hartford County around 11:20 p.m., Monday, June 10, in the northbound lane south of Exit 38 in Windsor. According to Connecticut State Police, Jonathan Scott Schlagel, of Enfield, was driving a 2000 Triumph Sprint RS when he hit the rear of a 1999 Dodge Ram 3500. Schlagel was ejected from the motorcycle, state police said. He was then struck by a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV that was behind the pickup truck and the motorcycle. State police said Schlagel suffered injuries "not compatible …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: 74-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After 2 Vehicles Collide On CT Roadway Fatal Crash: 74-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After 2 Vehicles Collide On CT Roadway
74-Year-Old Killed In Oxford 2-Vehicle Crash A 74-year-old Connecticut man was killed after his vehicle was hit by a pickup truck. New Haven County resident Michael Arthur Miller, of East Haven, died around 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 5, in Oxford. According to the Connecticut State Police, Miller was riding his Harley-Davidson FLHT Classic eastbound on Silano Drive when he entered the Route 188 intersection and was hit by a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pickup truck traveling southbound. Miller was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck, a 21-year-old Oxford man, was not injured, police said. The crash rema…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Crash: Young German Shepherd Struck, Killed In CT Hit-Run Crash: Young German Shepherd Struck, Killed In CT
Hit-Run Crash: Young German Shepherd Killed In North Haven Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help locating a Ford pickup truck that allegedly struck and killed a young German Shepherd. The crash occurred in New Haven County around 7:40 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, near 1650 Hartford Turnpike in North Haven. According to North Haven Police, it is believed the 2-year-old dog was struck by a white Ford pickup truck or SUV heading north on the Hartford Turnpike, which did not stop.   The suspect vehicle should have front-end damage.  "Help us find who did this," the department said.  Anyone with information or video foot…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fairfield Fire Truck Hit By Speeding Pickup At I-95 Crash Scene Fairfield Fire Truck Hit By Speeding Pickup At I-95 Crash Scene
Fairfield Fire Truck Hit By Speeding Pickup At I-95 Crash Scene A fire truck was damaged when a pickup truck allegedly rammed into it on I-95 in Fairfield County as police and fire were working at an earlier crash on the highway. The incident took place in Fairfield around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12 in the southbound lanes of the highway. The Fairfield Fire Department responded to the report of a vehicle crash with injuries at Exit 21 and Mill Plain Road, said Fairfield Fire Department officials. Engine 4 was traveling on the southbound side and stopped realizing the vehicle was on fire and unknown if it was occupied.  At the s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT State Police Seek Witnesses In Pair Of Crashes That May Involve A Pickup Truck CT State Police Seek Witnesses In Pair Of Crashes That May Involve A Pickup Truck
CT State Police Seek Witnesses In Pair Of Crashes That May Involve A Pickup Truck The Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a pair of crashes that may involve a light-colored pickup truck that was seen near both crashes. The first crash took place around 1:09 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, on Interstate 84 in New Britain when a vehicle driven by Carl Neal, of Hartford, lost control and hit the metal guide rail, said the Connecticut State Police. Police said Neal sustained suspected serious injuries. The second crash took place around 4:59 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, on Route 9 northbound in New Britain when a motorcycle driven by Christopher King of East Berlin, lost c…

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by Kathy Reakes