One Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash

A man died after he drove his car the wrong way and slammed into an oncoming car on a busy Connecticut roadway, state police said.

A Connecticut man died after he drove his Ford Focus the wrong way on I-84 and slammed into an oncoming car.
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Kathy Reakes

03/24/2022 10:30 a.m.

It happened on a stretch of I-84 in Hartford County at around 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 23, in Plainville.

Hartford County resident Walter Turner, age 43, of Berlin, died after his 2006 Ford Focus hit a 2021 Toyota Rav4 LE driven by New Haven County resident Vanessa Gonzalez, age 27, of Waterbury, which was traveling westbound head-on, according to Connecticut State Police.

Turner was pronounced dead at the scene.

Gonzalez was taken to New Britain Hospital to be treated for what appeared to be minor injuries, state police said.

Neither driver had any passengers.

Anyone who saw the crash or has a dashcam video is asked to contact Trooper Michael Dean at 860-534-1098 or at michael.dean@ct.gov.

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