Update: ID's Released For 2 Killed In CT Crash

Police have released the identities of a Connecticut man and a woman killed in a single-vehicle crash.

The area of the fatal crash.
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03/08/2023 11:00 a.m.

The crash took place in New Haven County around 11:10 p.m., Sunday, March 5 in Waterbury at Long Hill Road and Transit Street.

A preliminary investigation determined that the car's driver, identified as 24-year-old Dashon Ortiz, of Waterbury, lost control of his 2008 Honda Civic in the area of Long Hill Road at Transit Street, said Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police.

Earlier story: Double Fatal Crash: 24-Year-Old Man, 22-Year-Old Woman ID'd As Victims In Waterbury

The car then collided with two unoccupied parked vehicles and a house located at 165 Long Hill Road causing the vehicle to flip onto its driver’s side before coming to a stop, according to Bessette.

His passenger, who was also killed, has been identified as Storm Clinton, age 22, also of Waterbury, Bessette added.

The accident remains under investigation by the Waterbury Police Department Crash Reconstruction Unit.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the CRU unit at 203-346-3975.

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