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Griswold Man Accused Of Crash Where Newborn Later Died, Arrested After 2nd Wreck: Police
Update: Police on Friday, Feb. 28, reported that Eric LeBlanc admitted to using fentanyl before crashing in Lisbon earlier this week. Click here for more information.
Original: A Connecticut man wanted in connection with a 2024 crash that led to a series of tragic events, including the death of a newborn, was arrested this week after being involved in a second accident, authorities said.
Eric Leblanc, 25, of Griswold, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 26, following a crash in Lisbon, Connecticut State Police reported. During the response, troopers learned he had an active warrant.
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Griswold Man Drunk, Carrying Loaded Gun During I-395 Crash: Police
A Connecticut man with a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit crashed this week on I-395 while carrying a loaded pistol, authorities said.
William Bessette, 36, of Griswold, faces multiple charges, including operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs and illegal possession of a firearm while intoxicated, according to Connecticut State Police.
Troopers found Bessette asleep behind the wheel early Wednesday, Jan. 15, near Exit 22 after his car crashed into a guardrail and became entangled in the wires, authorities said. When they woke him, Bessette reportedly believed he…
Liquid Nitrogen Spill: Abandoned Car Cause Of PlainfieId I-395 Traffic Chaos, Hazmat Emergency
An abandoned car on Interstate 395 caused a tanker carrying 7,000 gallons of liquid nitrogen to overturn, leading to hours of traffic disruption and environmental risks, authorities said.
James Wyatt Fitzgerald, 29, of Danielson, is accused of leaving his disabled 2011 Hyundai Elantra partially in a travel lane on Thursday, Dec. 26, after striking a center median guardrail and a bridge on the right shoulder, Connecticut State Police said.
The crash occurred early Thursday morning on the northbound side of I-395 near Exit 28. The tanker, driven by a 49-year-old Rhode Island man, swerved to a…
Liquid Nitrogen Vapor Cloud, Overturned Tanker Shuts I-395
A stretch of I-395 is currently closed between Griswold and Plainfield due to an overturned tanker carrying liquid nitrogen on Thursday, Dec. 26, firefighters said.
Related: Police Charge Man For Causing Liquid Nitrogen Truck Crash
⚠️ I-395 Closure UPDATE ⚠️
The overtuned TT tanker is carrying liquid nitrogen, which is an inert gas that is... Posted by Plainfield Fire Co. #1 on Thursday, December 26, 2024
As of 6:30 a.m., the roadway was closed between Exit 24 in Griswold and Exit 28 in Plainfield, according to Plainfield Fire Co. 1.
The incident, reported overnight, ha…
Rookie Griswold Race Car Driver Charged With Sexual Assault Of Juvenile
A New London County stock car racer has been arrested and charged in connection with a sexual assault investigation reported earlier this year, Connecticut State Police announced.
Ashton Young, 20, of Griswold, surrendered to Troop E-Montville on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at approximately 7:50 p.m., police said. A warrant had been issued in connection to allegations reported in August.
Earlier this year, Young was named the 2024 RAD Auto Machine Street Stock Rookie of the Year, according to a video shared by Stafford Motor Speedway on Facebook.
"Ashton Young had never set foot in a race…
Dual-Wielding, ‘Moaning’ Man Stabbed Griswold Friend Who Took Him In: Police
An argument between friends escalated into a grisly stabbing incident earlier this week when an intoxicated man, wielding two knives, attacked another, authorities said.
Alan Frazier, 44, of Jewett City, faces charges of second-degree assault, threatening, and reckless endangerment following the alleged attack on Dec. 18, Connecticut State Police said.
A Griswold man called police around 6:15 p.m. to report that Frazier, a homeless friend he had allowed to stay at his Main Street home, had attacked him with two knives and punched him in the face, according to a police report.
The argument …
Lisbon Woman Killed After Car Veers Into Oncoming Lane, Sidewalk On Busy Jewett City Road
A woman was killed while walking alongside a busy Connecticut road after a car veered into the sidewalk and hit a post office and two parked vehicles, police said.
The crash happened in New London County on Thursday, Aug. 29 just before 3:45 p.m., when a 2017 BMW X5 collided with a pedestrian, street sign, building, and two vehicles parked on Main Street in the borough of Jewett City in the town of Griswold, Connecticut State Police announced on Friday, Aug. 30.
According to authorities, the BMW was driving north on Main Street near the intersection with Ashland Street when it l…
Griswold Man Accused Of Raping Woman At Boat Launch
A 26-year-old woman told police that a Connecticut man she knew had raped her in her car at a Connecticut boat landing last year, authorities said.
New London County resident Tramyer Williams, 47, of Griswold, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 21, and charged with first-degree sexual assault, Connecticut State Police said. He is being held on a $500,000 bond, according to court records.
The woman contacted police on Sept. 30, 2023, to report that a man she knew through friends had sexually assaulted her the night before at a Windham County boat landing on Butts Bridge Road in…
Double-Fatal CT Crash: 18-Year-Old Charged With Manslaughter, More, Police Say
A man faces manslaughter charges and more after he allegedly drove a car drunk, leading to a crash that killed two other teenagers.
Connecticut State Police arrested 18-year-old Nicholas Johnson on Thursday, June 20, nearly a year after the Windham County incident took place in the town of Brooklyn.
On June 25, 2023, Johnson (a Moosup resident who was 17 at the time) was reportedly driving a Toyota Prius southwest on Allen Hill Road when, at the intersection of Wauregan Road, he ran a stop sign and turned left, causing the car to spin out just before 4 a.m., slamming into a tree before sl…
Man, Woman, Both 33, Killed In Libson Crash
A man and woman were killed after being thrown from a vehicle in a two-vehicle Connecticut crash.
The collision occurred in New London County around 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, at the intersection of North Burnham Highway, Kimball Road, and Meadowbrook Drive in Libson.
According to the Connecticut State Police, Trevor Pawlak, age 33, and Jessica Fowler, age 33, both of Griswold, in New London County, were killed after a 2023 Harley-Davidson motorcycle they were riding collided with a 2014 Volkswagen Passat attempting to make a turn.
An investigation found that Pawlak was driving on …
Second Teen Dies A Week After Violent CT Crash Kills 15-Year-Old Girl
A second Connecticut teen has died from injuries suffered in a crash that also killed a 15-year-old girl last month.
The crash took place around 4:40 a.m. Sunday, June 25 in Windham County on Allen Hill Road near Route 205 in the small town of Brooklyn.
On Thursday, July 6, Connecticut State Police confirmed that a second passenger, 17-year-old Bryce Burditt, who attended Plainfield High School had died from his injuries.
The crash, which occurred when a 2004 Toyota Prius, with five occupants, slammed into a tree before going down an embankment, also killed passenger Chanelle Edwards,…
Fatal Crash: 15-Year-Old CT Girl ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized After Car Hits Tree
A girl was killed and four other young people were hospitalized after an overnight crash on a Connecticut roadway.
It happened around 4:40 a.m. Sunday, June 25 in Windham County on Allen Hill Road near Route 205 in the small town of Brooklyn.
A 2004 Toyota Prius, with five occupants, slammed into a tree before going down an embankment, according to Connecticut State Police.
One of the passengers, Chanelle Edwards, age 15, of Griswold, was rushed to Day Kimbal Hospital in Putnam and pronounced dead.
Another passenger, was brought to Hartford Hospital in critical condition.
The t…
