Driver Dies After Rollover Crash In Region Driver Dies After Rollover Crash In Region
Driver Dies After Rollover Crash In Region A woman has died following a rollover car crash in the region. The 31-year-old woman, who has not been identified, died following the Western Massachusetts crash in West Springfield, on Thursday, Sept. 23. Hampden District Attorney’s Office spokesperson Jim Leydon, said the crash took place on Memorial Avenue when the driver of an SUV struck another vehicle. After hitting the vehicle, the woman lost control of the SUV and hit a guiderail, causing it to roll over and catch fire, he said. Police said speeding is being considered as a factor in the crash. 
ID Released For Teen Killed In Fairfield County Crash ID Released For Teen Killed In Fairfield County Crash
ID Released For Teen Killed In Fairfield County Crash A Fairfield County teen killed in a single-vehicle crash has been identified by police. Elijah Page, age 17, of Bridgeport, was killed early Wednesday, July 14, when he lost control of his vehicle and hit a guard rail in Trumbull, authorities said. According to Weir, Page, a graduate of Fairfield Wheeler High School, was driving a 1998 Nissan Sentra Southbound on the Exit 7 ramp from Route 8, when his vehicle did not stop before traveling through the intersection across White Plains Road, and onto Old Town Road where the vehicle struck the guard rail. When officers arrived on the…
Four Western Mass Residents Nabbed With Cocaine, Heroin During Traffic Stop, Police Say Four Western Mass Residents Nabbed With Cocaine, Heroin During Traffic Stop, Police Say
Four Western Mass Residents Nabbed With Cocaine, Heroin During Traffic Stop, Police Say Three Western Mass men and a woman were arrested on drug charges during a routine traffic stop by Massachusetts State Police. The two were arrested around 10:30 p.m., Friday, May 21, in Franklin County after Trooper Anthony Lavinge, stopped a black Hyundai sedan for speeding in a construction zone on Route 91 in Greenfield. According to state police, during the stop, in which the two could not say who the vehicle belonged to or produce a registration, Trooper Lavinge noticed drug paraphernalia on the floor of the vehicle, said state police. The driver, Alexandrea Chadwick, age 28, of Chadw…
22-Year-Old Critically Injured After BMW Crashes Into Utility Pole, Stamford Police Say 22-Year-Old Critically Injured After BMW Crashes Into Utility Pole, Stamford Police Say
22-Year-Old Critically Injured After BMW Crashes Into Utility Pole, Stamford Police Say Speed may have been a factor in a crash that left a 22-year-old in critical condition, authorities said. The Fairfield County crash took place around 4:20 p.m., Saturday, June 20, in the area of Cove Road in Stamford, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth of the department's Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad. According to Booth, a 2007 BMW driven by a 20-year-old Stamford resident was traveling eastbound on Cove Road in the area of Van Buskirk Avenue when the driver lost control of the vehicle, Booth said. It then struck the curbing on the north side of the roadway, which …
COVID-19: Reduced Traffic Volume Results In Surge Of Speeding CT Motorists COVID-19: Reduced Traffic Volume Results In Surge Of Speeding CT Motorists
Covid-19: Reduced Traffic Volume Results In Surge Of Speeding CT Motorists Officials in Connecticut are urging drivers to hit the brakes and slow down on empty roadways during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. According to the Connecticut Department of Transportation, during the pandemic, highway traffic volumes have “sharply reduced,” and there has been an uptick in speeding at “extreme and dangerously high speeds.” In April, the percentage of drivers traveling faster than 80 mph has doubled, and in some cases has increased as much as eight-fold when compared to preceding months of 2020, including locations where the speed limit is 55 mph. Dat…