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Mom Of 2 Killed On Son's 8th Birthday Along With Father Of 5 In I-95 Crash Mom Of 2 Killed On Son's 8th Birthday Along With Father Of 5 In I-95 Crash
Mom Of 2 Killed On Son's 8th Birthday Along With Father Of 5 In I-95 Crash Police have identified the man and woman who were killed last week in a single-vehicle crash on I-95 in Connecticut.  Timothy Montague, age 36, and Lori-Lynn Botero, 34, both of New London, died on Friday night, Sept. 13, when Montague's truck clipped a guardrail at the Exit 87 off-ramp in Groton, struck a tree, and burst into flames, Connecticut State Police said.  They died at the scene. Police did not define Montague and Botero's relationship.  Original Report: Man, Woman Killed In Fiery Groton Crash Montague was a father of five, and Botero leaves behind …
Fatal Crash: 43-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-84 In West Hartford Fatal Crash: 43-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-84 In West Hartford
Fatal Crash: 43-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-84 In West Hartford One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash on a stretch of I-84 in Connecticut. It happened at 12:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 on the westbound side in West Hartford. The victim, Joey Antoine Roldan, age 43, of East Hartford, was driving a 2000 Suzuki motorcycle east of Exit 40 when, for an unknown reason, he lost control, Connecticut State Police said. During the collision sequence, the motorcycle fell to its side, and Roldan became detached from it. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The motorcycle then came to an uncontrolled final rest, partially in the left lane and on the&n…
Update: CT Woman Killed By Hit-Run Driver Identified Update: CT Woman Killed By Hit-Run Driver Identified
Update: CT Woman Killed By Hit-Run Driver Identified A Connecticut woman hit and killed by a hit-and-run driver has been identified by police. Original Report: Hit-Run Crash: Woman Killed After Being Struck In Waterbury New London County resident Michelle Trausch, age 36, of Norwich, was found around 10:20 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, in Waterbury, in the area of 603 East Main St. Trausch was transported to Saint Mary’s Hospital in Hartford, where she later died from her injuries. This accident is under investigation by the Waterbury Police Department Crash Reconstruction Unit (CRU). Anyone with information regarding this incident is ask…
4 Killed In Head-On Crash On CT Roadway 4 Killed In Head-On Crash On CT Roadway
4 Killed In Head-On Crash On CT Roadway Four people were killed in a head-on crash on a Connecticut roadway overnight. The incident happened around 11 p.m. Friday, July 19, in Waterbury on Thomaston Avenue when a car traveling south slammed into a northbound vehicle, causing both vehicles to burst into flames, according to authorities. According to Chief Fernando Spagnolo of the Waterbury Police Department, an investigation determined both vehicles were speeding. The victims, who were all pronounced dead at the scene, were all adults, with three in one of the vehicles. Their identities have not yet been released. This…
59-Year-Old Man Killed In Single-Vehicle CT Crash 59-Year-Old Man Killed In Single-Vehicle CT Crash
59-Year-Old Man Killed In Single-Vehicle CT Crash A 59-year-old Connecticut man was killed after police say he lost control of his car. The incident occurred in New Haven at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Monday, July 15, on I-91 southbound in the area of Exit 2. According to Connecticut State Police, a preliminary investigation revealed that Segundo Manuel Guaman, of Hamden, who was driving a Toyota Camry, veered towards the right across all other lanes for an unknown reason and entered the Exit 2 gore area.  The Toyota then continued through the gore area, striking the off-ramp sign support and the impact attenuator, state police…
Woman, 59, Hit, Killed Walking Near Cemetery In Norwalk Woman, 59, Hit, Killed Walking Near Cemetery In Norwalk
Woman, 59, Hit, Killed Walking Near Cemetery In Norwalk Police in Fairfield County are investigating after a 59-year-old woman was struck and killed while walking near a cemetery.  The incident occurred in Norwalk around 9:20 a.m., Friday, June 21, at 81 Riverside Ave. (Riverside Cemetery). According to Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police, officers responded to the area following a 911 call of an accident with injuries in which a pedestrian was struck. Norwalk patrol officers arrived on the scene with Norwalk firefighters, who began providing medical aid to the pedestrian, identified as Kathleen Quigley-Cutting o…
27-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle CT Crash 27-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle CT Crash
27-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle CT Crash A 27-year-old Connecticut man died after failing to negotiate a right curve and striking a metal guardrail on Route 148. The crash occurred in Middlesex County just before 1:20 a.m., Thursday, June 20, near the Cedar Lake Road intersection in Chester. According to the Connecticut State Police, Sean Francis Guiheen of Killingworth was heading west on Route 148 on a 2007 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle when he failed to negotiate a right curve in the road and veered into the eastbound lane and struck a metal guardrail. Guiheen was thrown from the motorcycle during the crash. He…
Fatal Crash: 23-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Stamford Fatal Crash: 23-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Stamford
Fatal Crash: 23-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Stamford One person was killed in an overnight crash in Fairfield County. It happened just before 11:10 p.m. Friday, June 7, in Stamford at 100 Bridge St. in Scalzi Park, An initial investigation revealed that Oscar Chinchilla-Najarro, a 23-year-old Stamford resident, was operating a 2001 Kawasaki dirt bike in the park. While traveling around the outer roadway of the park, Chinchilla-Najarro lost control of the motorcycle, mounted the curb, and crashed along the guardrail on the east side of the park, according to Sgt. Jeffrey Booth of the Stamford Police Department. Chinchilla-Najarro s…
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
Fatal Crash: 74-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After 2 Vehicles Collide On CT Roadway 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…