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Griswold Crash Leaves Massachusetts Trucker Dead
A 42-year-old Middlesex County, Massachusetts, man died after crashing his truck down an embankment along I-395 in Connecticut. Tim Murray, of Ashby, crashed his Freightliner truck in Griswold, New London County between Exit 24 and 28 around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8 Construction had closed the southbound right-hand lane of the highway. As Murray merged into the left lane, his 2019 Freightliner hit a guardrail. Murray corrected the truck but not before striking another section of the guardrail. The truck tumbled down an embankment. Authorities pronounced Murray dead at the scene.…
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Tractor-Trailer Driver Gets Jail Time For Fatal Mass Pike Crash
A 70-year-old tractor-trailer driver from Connecticut will spend time in prison for his role in a crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike that left a man dead. Hartford County resident Stanley Kardys, age 70, of West Granby, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for his role in an April 2021 crash in Berkshire County that killed 69-year-old Gary Litwin of Ludlow, the Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Earlier Report - CT Man Facing Charges After Fatal Mass Turnpike Crash According to the DA's Office, on April 23, 2021, just be…
Police & Fire
CT Driver Dies After Crashing Into Semi In 1-95 Rest Area
A 63-year-old man died after crashing a car into a semi-truck at a rest area in Connecticut. The crash happened in New Haven County in the Milford Rest Area on I-95 southbound near Exit 41 at about 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, Connecticut State Police reported. Police said a 2010 Nissan Altima 2.5 S struck the rear of a 2016 Freightliner Tractor that was stopped in the fire lane of the rest area. Authorities said it is not known why the Nissan struck the Freightliner. The driver of the Nissan, identified as Brian Lambert, of West Haven, was killed in the crash, authorities said.&n…
Police & Fire
59-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Worcester County Crash, State Police Say
An investigation is underway after a 59-year-old Massachusetts man was killed in a two-vehicle crash. Troopers received reports of a crash on Route 2 eastbound near Exit 95 in Fitchburg shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12, Massachusetts State Police reported. State Police said Fitchburg Fire and EMS also responded to the scene. Police said a 2020 Freightliner truck was involved in a crash with a 2013 Ram 1500, which had been traveling to the left of the Freightliner in the same direction. The driver of the Freightliner, identified as Worcester County resident Kevin Kinnear, of …
Police & Fire
CT Pedestrian Killed After Being Hit By Box Truck
A Connecticut pedestrian was killed after being hit by a Freightliner box truck. The man 68-year-old man was killed in New Haven County around 9:35 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26 at the intersection of East Main Street at North Elm Street in Waterbury. According to Lieutenant Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police, when officers responded to the scene they found the victim and transported him to St. Mary's Hospital where he died from his injuries. The involved box truck operator remained on the scene and is cooperating with investigating officers, Bessette said. This acciden…
Police & Fire
Truck Left Partially Hanging Off Edge Of Bridge In Fatal Crash In Region
One person was killed and another injured during a single-vehicle crash in the region. It happened around 11:25 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 9, in Worcester County. A Freightliner truck northbound on I-495 in Milford veered out of its lane, struck the median guardrail, and rode up and over it, coming to rest approximately halfway off the bridge over Route 16, Massachusetts State Police said. The male driver of the truck was transported to Milford Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police. A passenger was transported to Milford Hospital with minor injuries. The invest…
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Massachusetts State Trooper Involved In Crash With Tractor-Trailer
A Massachusetts State Police cruiser has been involved in a crash with a tractor-trailer. The crash took place around 10 p.m., Friday, Aug. 6 when the cruiser was involved in the crash with a Freightliner tractor-trailer on the Massachusetts Turnpike westbound in Worcester County, in Southborough, said Dave Procopio of the MSP. The male trooper who was driving the 2015 Ford Interceptor Utility was transported to UMass Medical Center in Worcester for evaluation of possible injuries. Both vehicles were towed. The scene was cleared at 10:55 a.m. The crash is und…
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CT Man Facing Charges After Fatal Mass Turnpike Crash
One person was killed in a crash involving a Freightliner tractor-trailer, a 2020 Toyota Camry, and a 2008 Toyota Sienna van in Western Massachusetts. At 3:22 p.m. Friday, April 23, troopers from the Massachusetts State Police Barracks in Lee responded to the crash on the eastbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Becket. Preliminary investigation by state police and the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office indicates that the tractor-trailer was eastbound approaching Mile Marker 15 when traffic in front of the truck began to slow because of traffic. Evidence suggests the truck s…
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