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CT Man Killed In 3-Car Pile-Up On Icy CT Road ID'd; 2 More Injured: Police CT Man Killed In 3-Car Pile-Up On Icy CT Road ID'd; 2 More Injured: Police
CT Man Killed In 3-Car Pile-Up On Icy CT Road ID'd; 2 More Injured: Police An elderly Connecticut man died earlier this week after he was involved in a three-car crash on Route 17 in Middlesex County, authorities said. John Festa, 86, of Northford, was driving south on New Haven Road in Durham around 1:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, when a car traveling in the opposite direction crashed head-on with his Dodge Ram truck, Connecticut State Police said. Authorities said a third vehicle, also driving south, could not stop because of icy road conditions and collided with the passenger side of the second car. Paramedics rushed Festa, his passenger, and the 21-year-old driver …

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by Josh Lanier
News
Hamden Man Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash In Durham Hamden Man Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash In Durham
Hamden Man Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash In Durham A 34-year-old New Haven County man was killed in a three-car crash in Middlesex County after allegedly crossing the double-yellow line and crashing head-on into another vehicle. The crash took place around 4:45 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 12 on Route 17 near Dinatale Driver in Durham. According to the Connecticut State Police, New Haven County resident Steven Jefferson, of Hamden, was driving a 2018 Toyota Camry in the northbound lane when he crossed the double-yellow lines and hit a 2017 Nissan Altima, driven by Kathleen Destefano, of East Haven, head-on in the southbound lane. After the initial…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Drivers Hospitalized After Head-On Crash, CT State Police Say Two Drivers Hospitalized After Head-On Crash, CT State Police Say
Two Drivers Hospitalized After Head-On Crash, CT State Police Say Two drivers were hospitalized following a head-on crash in Connecticut.  it happened on Route 17 in the Middlesex County town of Durham on Friday, Dec. 3, Connecticut State Police said. A 2018 Subaru Legacy was traveling south on Route 17 near Barbara Lane prior to the crash, police said.  A 2008 Dodge RAM was northbound on Route 17 when the Dodge entered the southbound lane and struck the Subaru head-on, State Police reported.  A 60-year-old New Haven County man, from Wallingford, who was driving the Subaru was taken to the hospital for suspected minor injuries, polic…

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by Nicole Valinote