Fatal Crash: 28-Year-Old ID'd After Being Struck By Vehicle On CT Highway Fatal Crash: 28-Year-Old ID'd After Being Struck By Vehicle On CT Highway
Fatal Crash: 28-Year-Old ID'd After Being Struck By Vehicle On CT Highway Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses after a man was struck on killed while in the HOV of I-84 The incident occurred in Hartford County around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday,  April 16, on I-84 westbound in East Hartford. According to Connecticut State Police, New York City resident Randy Casado, age 28, of Brooklyn, was walking in the HOV travel lane when he was struck by a 2007 Toyota Prius traveling west in the same lane. State police said that after the strike, the Prius came to a stop in the swale between the HOV lane and the left lane. Casado was located in the HOV directl…
CT 39-Year-Old Woman Killed In Fiery Crash After Hitting Tree CT 39-Year-Old Woman Killed In Fiery Crash After Hitting Tree
CT 39-Year-Old Woman Killed In Fiery Crash After Hitting Tree A 39-year-old Connecticut woman was killed in a fiery crash after crashing into a tree. The collision occurred in New London County around 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 12 on Route 85 in Colchester. According to the Connecticut State Police, the victim, identified as Tolland County resident Alycia Ziegler, of Andover, was traveling northbound on Route 85 in a Subaru Ascent when for an unknown reason the vehicle crossed over the southbound lane and struck a large tree.  The Subaru then caught fire, state police said. Police said Ziegler was pulled from the fire by bystanders as EMS a…
CT Man, 34, Killed In Rollover Crash CT Man, 34, Killed In Rollover Crash
CT Man, 34, Killed In Rollover Crash A Connecticut man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 91. The incident took place in New Haven County around 11:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3 in Meriden. According to Connecticut State Police, the man, identified as Charles Davenport, age 31, of New Haven, was driving a 2023 Kia Niro southbound when he veered onto the left shoulder, plowed into the grassy median, and rolled over before hitting a tree stump. Davenport was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said.  An investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information or a dashboard camera is asked to contact T…
Fatal Crash: 45-Year-Old CT Resident ID'd As Victim On I-84 Fatal Crash: 45-Year-Old CT Resident ID'd As Victim On I-84
Fatal Crash: 45-Year-Old CT Resident ID'd As Victim On I-84 One person was killed in a two-vehicle overnight crash in Connecticut. It happened around 2 a.m. Saturday, March 2 in Tolland County on the eastbound side of I-84 in the town of Union. One tractor-trailer was traveling in the right and another was traveling in the center lane before it veered right for an unknown reason and struck the truck in the right lane, Connecticut State Police said. The second tractor-trailer then overturned and slid on the roadway into the right shoulder, damaging approximately 250 feet of metal beam guardrail.  Both tractor-trailers …
Friends, Family Remember Connecticut Couple Killed In Hit-Run Crash Friends, Family Remember Connecticut Couple Killed In Hit-Run Crash
Friends, Family Remember Connecticut Couple Killed In Hit-Run Crash The man and woman from Connecticut killed in an alleged hit-and-run crash in Pennsylvania over the weekend have been identified as a husband and wife. Windham County residents Richard and Rebecca Whiddon, ages 37 and 33, both of the town of Brooklyn, were passengers in a Nissan that was struck in Bucks County near the corner of Veterans Highway and Ford Road in Bristol Township on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 24,  Both were pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. The driver and another passenger in the Nissan were also hurt.  Earlier report - Double-Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Man, Woman Fro…
Trooper Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Parked Cruiser On I-91 In CT During Storm: Police Trooper Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Parked Cruiser On I-91 In CT During Storm: Police
Trooper Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Parked Cruiser On I-91 In CT During Storm: Police A state trooper was taken to a hospital after a car driven by a 20-year-old New York resident crashed into the back of her cruiser on a Connecticut highway amid a winter storm, police announced. The incident happened in New Haven County during a winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 9 around 7:40 p.m., when a state police cruiser was parked in the left lane of Interstate 91 South in Meriden while helping with a call for traffic service.  According to state police, a 2016 Cadillac Escalade driven by Putnam County resident Luis Sanchez, Jr. of Brewster, age 20, was traveling south in the left la…
Man Killed In Christmas Crash After Driving Into Tree In CT: Police Investigating Man Killed In Christmas Crash After Driving Into Tree In CT: Police Investigating
Man Killed In Christmas Crash After Driving Into Tree In CT: Police Investigating A man was killed in a single-car crash after colliding with a tree on Christmas in Connecticut.  The incident happened in Hartford County on Monday, Dec. 25 just before 11:15 a.m., when a single-car crash occurred in the area of Sand Hill Road at Red Oak Court in Simsbury, the town's police department announced.  First responders and police quickly arrived at the scene and determined that the car had been traveling east on Sand Hill Road before leaving the roadway and hitting the tree at the intersection. The driver was soon taken to a nearby hospital, where he was later declared…
New Update: 48-Year-Old Victim ID'd After Being Struck, Killed Crossing Roadway In Stamford New Update: 48-Year-Old Victim ID'd After Being Struck, Killed Crossing Roadway In Stamford
New Update: 48-Year-Old Victim ID'd After Being Struck, Killed Crossing Roadway In Stamford A 48-year-old Fairfield County man was struck and killed while crossing a busy roadway in the early morning hours.  Original Rport - Traffic Alert: Road Closed After Person Struck In Stamford Cesar Cabrera-Guzman, of Stamford, was killed in Stamford around 6:50 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 19 on High Ridge Road. Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police said Cabrera-Guzman was crossing High Ridge Road and was struck by a 2012 Chevy Suburban in the right southbound travel lane. The collision was witnessed by off-duty Stamford Police Lt. James Comstock, who was also traveling …
55-Year-Old Man Standing Outside Tractor-Trailer Struck, Killed In I-95 CT Crash 55-Year-Old Man Standing Outside Tractor-Trailer Struck, Killed In I-95 CT Crash
55-Year-Old Man Standing Outside Tractor-Trailer Struck, Killed In I-95 CT Crash A 55-year-old man standing outside of his tractor-trailer on I-95 was struck and killed by a passing Volvo in Connecticut. New Jersey resident Alexis Vincente, of Union City, was struck in New Haven around 5:30 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 5 on I-95. When the crash occurred, Vincente was stopped in the gore area of the I-95 South, near the Exit 46 off-ramp in the City of New Haven. The Volvo was traveling on I-95 South, in the deceleration lane adjacent to the Exit 46 off-ramp, said Connecticut State Police. For an unknown reason, Vincente was outside of the truck at which time the Volvo struc…
2 Children Hit By Vehicle On Busy CT Roadway 2 Children Hit By Vehicle On Busy CT Roadway
2 Children Hit By Vehicle On Busy CT Roadway Two children ages 7 and 9 were struck by a vehicle on a busy Connecticut roadway.  The incident took place in New Haven County around 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30 in the area of 150 Sunnyside Ave., Waterbury. According to Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police, the children were both struck and injured. The driver stayed on the scene. Both children were transported to Waterbury Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries and were considered to be in stable condition, Bessette said. This accident remains under investigation.
Stamford Man Nailed For DUI After Darien Crash, Police Say Stamford Man Nailed For DUI After Darien Crash, Police Say
Stamford Man Nailed For DUI After Darien Crash, Police Say A Fairfield County man was charged with DUI and failure to drive in the proper lane after crashing his vehicle into a telephone pole. Armando Romero, age 60, of Stamford, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 12 following the crash in the area of 140 Ledge Road in Darien. According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, of the Darien Police, officers arriving on the scene found a vehicle turned over upside down in the roadway and a telephone pole knocked over causing power lines to hang in the roadway.  Officers made contact with Romero and while speaking with him smelled alcohol, Skoumbro…
Fatal I-84 Crash: CT 18-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Fatal I-84 Crash: CT 18-Year-Old ID'd As Victim
Fatal I-84 Crash: CT 18-Year-Old ID'd As Victim A Connecticut teen was killed when the vehicle he was riding in crashed into two trucks on I-84. The collision occurred in East Hartford around 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 near Exit 56. Connecticut State Police identified the victim as Yomar Berrios, age 18, of East Hartford. Berrios was a passenger in a 2005 Honda Accord that was traveling in the westbound lanes behind a Freightliner Ms 106 Medium Duty truck when it collided with the back of the vehicle, state police said. Police said for "an unknown reason," the Honda hit the truck and then veered across the left center lane of the h…