Fatal Crash: Tractor-Trailer Loses Control On CT Highway, Runs Off Shoulder

Authorities are investigating an early morning crash involving a tractor-trailer in northern Connecticut that left a 56-year-old man dead.

The crash happened on I-395 Northbound in Putnam in the area of Exit 45.
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Ben Crnic

07/21/2023 2:30 p.m.

The incident happened in Windham County on Friday, July 21 around 3:45 a.m., when the tractor-trailer traveling northbound on Interstate 395 in the area of Exit 45 in Putnam lost control and drove off the left shoulder of the highway, according to state police.

The tractor-trailer then came to a final, uncontrolled rest in the left lane across from the Exit 45 off-ramp.

The driver, 56-year-old Archie Miller of Kingston, Pennsylvania, died as a result of his injuries.

The crash is now under investigation. No law enforcement action has been taken, police said.

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