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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…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
I-684 Crash: Police ID CT Victim Killed, Release Details In Weekend Southeast Collision I-684 Crash: Police ID CT Victim Killed, Release Details In Weekend Southeast Collision
I-684 Crash: Police ID CT Victim Killed, Release Details In Weekend Southeast Collision Police have released the name of a Connecticut man killed in a fatal crash that shut down lanes on I-684 in Putnam County on Sunday morning, Jan. 26.  The two-car crash happened around 7:15 a.m. in the town of Southeast, according to New York State Police.  A preliminary investigation determined that a 23-year-old Mount Vernon, NY woman lost control of her vehicle in the northbound lanes, police said. The car struck a guide rail, veered across all lanes of traffic, and collided with another vehicle operated by 65-year-old New Milford resident Michael T. Keller, police said.&n…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Asst. Fire Chief Killed Crossing Street; 2nd Firefighter's Death In 7 Days Asst. Fire Chief Killed Crossing Street; 2nd Firefighter's Death In 7 Days
Asst. Fire Chief Killed Crossing Street; 2nd Firefighter's Death In 7 Days Fewer than eight hours after the Connecticut firefighting community buried Robert Sharkevich Sr., another senior firefighter was killed in Fairfield County, officials said.  Peter Blomberg, age 72, was crossing Route 6 near Dayton Street in Newtown when a truck crashed into him around 6:15 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, authorities said.  Blomberg served as the assistant fire chief of the Botsford Fire Department and was walking to a fire commission meeting In Newtown when he was hit, police said. Paramedics rushed him to Danbury Hospital, but doctors could not save Blomberg's life.&nbs…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Woman Accused Of Using Cell Phone While Driving During Fatal CT Crash Woman Accused Of Using Cell Phone While Driving During Fatal CT Crash
Woman Accused Of Using Cell Phone While Driving During Fatal CT Crash A 33-year-old woman faces criminal charges in connection with a Connecticut crash that left another driver dead, police announced.  Fairfield County resident Kelsey Gallagher of Stamford turned herself in to Ridgefield Police on Thursday, Sept. 5 on an outstanding warrant regarding a crash that happened on Thursday, May 20, the Ridgefield Police Department announced on Friday, Sept. 6.  According to the department, at around 11:20 a.m. on the day of the crash, a serious two-car crash occurred in the area of Route 7 (Ethan Allen Highway) and New Street. Arriving police found that b…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Drunk Driving In 2-Car Crash With Serious Injuries In CT Man Accused Of Drunk Driving In 2-Car Crash With Serious Injuries In CT
Man Accused Of Drunk Driving In 2-Car Crash With Serious Injuries In CT A 26-year-old man faces drunk driving charges following a two-vehicle crash in Connecticut that left two people with serious injuries, police announced.  Litchfield County resident Jacob Lowe of Roxbury was arrested on Sunday, July 7 following a crash on the same day that happened around 10:45 p.m. in the area of 247 South St. in Roxbury, Connecticut State Police announced on Monday, July 8.  According to State Police, two vehicles, including Lowe's Ford F-250 truck, had been traveling north on South Street. The two vehicles then tried passing another car at the same time and coll…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
30-Year-Old Dies In Danbury Crash With Garbage Truck 30-Year-Old Dies In Danbury Crash With Garbage Truck
30-Year-Old Dies In Danbury Crash With Garbage Truck A Connecticut man was killed following a crash with a garbage truck in Fairfield County. New Haven County resident Carlos Davila, age 30, of Ansonia, was killed around 6 a.m., Wednesday, July 3, in the area of 14 Mill Plain Road in Danbury. According to Erin Henry of the Danbury Police, Davila was driving a motorcycle when the crash occurred with a garbage truck. He was transported to Danbury Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Henry said. Henry said the garbage truck driver remained on the scene and is cooperating with police.  Mill Plain Road was closed while the Danbury …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man With No ID Killed In Hudson Valley Crash After Speeding In Opposite Lane: Police Man With No ID Killed In Hudson Valley Crash After Speeding In Opposite Lane: Police
Man With No ID Killed In Hudson Valley Crash After Speeding In Opposite Lane: Police A Connecticut man was killed in a New York crash after allegedly speeding in the opposite lane of traffic and striking another vehicle before hitting a tree, police announced.  The crash happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, June 19 just before noon, when two cars collided on Route 311 just south of Caroline Drive in the town of Patterson, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. Arriving Sheriff's deputies found both an Infiniti on the shoulder of the road as well as an Acura that had hit a tree.  The Infiniti's driver, a 35-year-old Patterson woman, told authorities t…

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by Ben Crnic