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Fairfield Woman, 44, Killed In I-95 Westport Crash
A Fairfield County woman was killed after allegedly running into the back of a tanker on I-95 that was stopped for backed-up traffic.
Julia Delva Clarke, age 44, of Fairfield, was killed around 12:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 21, in Westport, said the Connecticut State Police.
A preliminary investigation found that Clarke was traveling north in the right lane in a 2019 Porsche Macan when she ran into the back of a Freightliner Cascadia which was towing a Kenworth tanker, state police said.
State Police said Clarke was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the tractor-trailer sustained susp…
Fatal Crash Update: Stamford Officer Who Hit Beloved Pastor Placed On Leave
A Stamford Police officer who struck and killed a beloved pastor in his patrol SUV has been placed on administrative leave while the crash is under investigation.
The Rev. Tommie Jackson was hit around 4:15 p.m., Wednesday, July 26, in Stamford on Wire Mill Road by a Stamford Police SUV driven by Officer Zachary Lockwood, age 24.
Lockwood, of Stamford, has been an officer with the department since April of last year, said Stamford Police Chief Timothy Shaw.
At the time of the crash, Lockwood, who was responding to a call, was traveling eastbound on Wire Mill Road, police said. …
Suspect Nabbed After Fatal, 5-Vehicle CT Crash
The suspect in a November 2022 five-car fatal Connecticut crash has been apprehended, police announced.
New Haven County resident Walter Spencer, aged 64, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, June 14 on 10 charges in relation to the 2022 crash in Cheshire which Connecticut State Police claim he caused.
At the time of the incident, which occurred on November 19, 2022, at approximately 4 p.m., Spencer was driving northbound with friend Arthur Wright on Highland Avenue, or Route 10.
Spencer and Wright had been accused of shoplifting from a liquor store minutes before, and his black Lex…
