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CT Man Accused Of Striking 4 Pedestrians With SUV, Killing 2 In Hit-Run Crash
A 34-year-old man is facing charges after police said he struck four pedestrians with an SUV, killing two people in Connecticut last year.
Hartford County resident Shawn Wright, of Windsor, was arrested at about 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, Connecticut State Police reported.
He was charged with evading responsibility - resulting in death and interfering with an officer, State Police said.
Troopers responded to I-91 northbound in Wethersfield near Exit 27 at about 4 a.m. on Sept. 19, 2021, to investigate a crash, authorities said.
Police said troopers determined that four pe…
Drunk Danbury Driver Crashes Into Utility Pole In New Canaan, Police Say
A 38-year-old man was arrested for alleged DUI after crashing into a utility pole and then fleeing the scene, police said.
Edgar Javier Tenesaca, of Danbury, was arrested around 7:51 p.m., on Saturday, June 13, in Fairfield County after police responded to a report of the crash, said Lt. Jason Ferraro of the New Canaan Police.
According to Ferraro, when police arrived on the scene at Weeburn Road and Comstock Hill Road, the found a utility pole had been hit, but the vehicle had fled.
Officers located the vehicle with Tenesaca inside just over the town line in Norwalk, he said.
Police…
Teen Involved In Wilton Hit-Run Crash Reversed, Hit Driver On Purpose, Police Say
An area teen who allegedly hit the back of a vehicle is said to have backed-up and struck the driver when he got out of his vehicle to confront him.
The incident took place in Fairfield County around 5:52 p.m., Saturday, May 16 on Drum Hill Road in Wilton, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk.
According to Kluk, the driver of a 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling north on Drum Hill Road when the teen, driving a 2010 Acura RDX at a high rate of speed, lightly struck the rear of the Tahoe.
When the driver of the Tahoe, Jason Lord, 42, of Wilton, got out of his vehicle to talk to the teen, the 1…
