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CT Homeowner Ran Over By Unoccupied Car Hospitalized With Serious Injuries CT Homeowner Ran Over By Unoccupied Car Hospitalized With Serious Injuries
CT Homeowner Ran Over By Unoccupied Car Hospitalized With Serious Injuries A Connecticut homeowner was airlifted to an area hospital after an unoccupied car ran over them earlier this week, authorities said.  Volunteer firefighters in Lebanon were called to a Bush Hill Road home around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12. The homeowner was working on their car when it began to roll away. They tried to stop the vehicle, but it ran them over.  The unidentified homeowner suffered "significant injuries" and had to be helicoptered to a trauma hospital, where they are expected to survive, Lebanon firefighters said. 
Police ID CT Woman Hit, Killed By Car: 'You Leave A Large Void In Our Lives' Police ID CT Woman Hit, Killed By Car: 'You Leave A Large Void In Our Lives'
Police ID CT Woman Hit, Killed By Car: 'You Leave A Large Void In Our Lives' Authorities have identified the 37-year-old mother of one who was killed after being hit by a car in Danbury over the weekend.  Diana Malla Pindo, of Danbury, was hit around 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, near Newtown Road and Eagle Road, Danbury police said.  Paramedics rushed Malla Pindo to Danbury Hospital, where she later died of her injuries on Sunday.  Original Report: Woman Hit, Killed On Newtown Road In Danbury The driver of the car remained at the scene and was cooperating with investigators, Danbury police said.  Malla Pindo, who is reportedly a…
CT Native Christy Carlson Romano Shot In Face At Clay Pigeon Range: 'Be Grateful For Every Day' CT Native Christy Carlson Romano Shot In Face At Clay Pigeon Range: 'Be Grateful For Every Day'
CT Native Christy Carlson Romano Shot In Face At Clay Pigeon Range: 'Be Grateful For Every Day' Former Disney actress Christy Carlson Romano is recovering after being shot in the face. The Connecticut native, 40, from Milford, was at a clay pigeon shooting range celebrating her husband’s birthday on Friday, Feb. 7, when another group “unsafely fired in the wrong direction,” she said on Instagram. Romano was hit in five places, one less than an inch from her right eye. “[Husband] Brendan Rooney immediately sprung into action, assessed me, and rushed me to the hospital," she told her 733,000 followers. “Unfortunately a fragment got lodged behind my eyes and it is too risky to remove su…
CT Babysitter Faces Multiple Charges After 2-Year-Old Run Over By Car CT Babysitter Faces Multiple Charges After 2-Year-Old Run Over By Car
CT Babysitter Faces Multiple Charges After 2-Year-Old Run Over By Car A Connecticut woman turned herself in to police after she allegedly ran over an unrestrained 2-year-old who opened a car door and was run over and seriously injured. Middlesex County resident Maria Santiago, age 55, of Clinton, turned herself in on Monday, July 29, on four counts of risk of injury to a minor and failure to apply a child restraint system for the Tuesday, May 14 incident. According to the Connecticut State Police, an investigation into Santiago began following the report of the minor child falling from her vehicle and being run over before being trapped under the re…
NY Man ID'd As Tourist Found Dead In Greece NY Man ID'd As Tourist Found Dead In Greece
NY Man ID'd As Tourist Found Dead In Greece An American tourist recently found dead in Greece has been identified as a Long Island horse trainer. Toby Sheets’ body was found on Sunday, June 16, on a rocky beach on the Greek island of Mathraki, according to CBS News New York. Sheets, 55, was a native of Arkansas and lived in the Nassau County village of Floral Park, where he worked as a horse trainer at Belmont Park. His cause of death is still being investigated.  He went missing after being seen at a cafe on Tuesday, June 11, and was dropped off at his rental home that night, The New York Times reported.  On Thu…
Stamford Man Crushed By Food Truck Dies Stamford Man Crushed By Food Truck Dies
Stamford Man Crushed By Food Truck Dies A 31-year-old Fairfield County man who was crushed while working on a food truck has died from his injuries. The incident occurred in Stamford around 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 4, on West Avenue. According to Assistant Stamford Police Chief Richard Conklin, officers found  Jairon Milian-Milian of Stamford trapped underneath a Chevrolet food truck. Milian-Milian had just dropped the transmission on the truck, which allowed it to roll forward, crushing him, Conklin said. Just before the accident, Conklin said Milian-Milian had been talking with a friend who then left. When the friend return…