Woman Accused Of Driving Wrong Way While Intoxicated In South Windsor Woman Accused Of Driving Wrong Way While Intoxicated In South Windsor
Woman Accused Of Driving Wrong Way While Intoxicated In South Windsor A 54-year-old Connecticut woman was caught driving in the wrong direction while allegedly under the influence. The Hartford County incident occurred on Sunday, Feb. 12 around 12:15 p.m. in South Windsor. According to said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon of the South Windsor Police. Middlesex County resident Annellie M. Reed, of East Hampton, was spotted by an officer driving northbound in the southbound lanes of Route 5. The officer was able to safely stop the vehicle at the intersection of Route 5 and Ellington Road, Cleverdon said. During the investigation, it was believed …
'We Need Your Assistance': Wrong-Way Driver Evades CT State Police Trooper 'We Need Your Assistance': Wrong-Way Driver Evades CT State Police Trooper
'We Need Your Assistance': Wrong-Way Driver Evades CT State Police Trooper Saying "We need your assistance," Connecticut State Police are asking for the public's help in a search for the driver of a car that was traveling the wrong way on a busy roadway. The car was seen driving the wrong way around 2:45 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 15 on I-91 in Hartford near Exit 33. "A trooper attempted to take evasive action utilizing his cruiser, contacting the driver’s side of the wrong-way vehicle," state police added. "The vehicle continued north across the highway exiting the Exit 35 HOV on-ramp. No license plate was obtained from the vehicle and it's described as a dark-colored fo…
Wrong-Way Driver From Torrington Drove Under Influence In Thomaston, Police Say Wrong-Way Driver From Torrington Drove Under Influence In Thomaston, Police Say
Wrong-Way Driver From Torrington Drove Under Influence In Thomaston, Police Say An alleged wrong-way driver on a busy Connecticut highway who was stopped by state police has been charged with driving under the influence. The incident took place in Litchfield County around 9:15 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 10 on Route 8 in the area of Exit 39 in the town of Thomaston. Connecticut State Police responded to the area after receiving several 911 calls reporting the wrong-way driver. Prior to the arrival of responding troopers, the driver of a vehicle traveling southbound was able to get the attention of the wrong-way driver and advised him to turn his vehicle around, police said, …
Man Driving Wrong Way, Under Influence Involved In Three Crashes, CT State Police Say Man Driving Wrong Way, Under Influence Involved In Three Crashes, CT State Police Say
Man Driving Wrong Way, Under Influence Involved In Three Crashes, CT State Police Say A Connecticut man is accused of driving the wrong way on the highway while under the influence and getting into three crashes. Police received numerous reports of a wrong-way driver who was traveling south in the northbound lanes of Route 8 near Exit 23 in Beacon Falls at about 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, according to Connecticut State Police. Troopers found the vehicle disabled near Exit 22 in Seymour and learned that the vehicle had been involved in three separate crashes before it became disabled, police said. Authorities said the driver was identified as 51-year-old Kevin Reilly, of…
One Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash One Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash
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. 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 Ho…
Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Crash ID'd As College Student In Connecticut Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Crash ID'd As College Student In Connecticut
Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Crash ID'd As College Student In Connecticut A 21-year-old woman who died in a wrong-way crash on I-91 over the weekend has been identified as a college student in Connecticut.  Chardé Spates, of New Haven, was a senior and public health major at Southern Connecticut State University, school officials said in a tribute Facebook post on Monday, Feb. 28. Spates was identified as one of the drivers killed in a crash that happened at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26,  in New Haven County. Earlier report - Two Women Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In CT Connecticut State Police said a Toyota Camry XLE, driven by Spates, w…
IDs Released Of Final Two Victims After Four Killed In I-84 Wrong-Way Crash IDs Released Of Final Two Victims After Four Killed In I-84 Wrong-Way Crash
IDs Released Of Final Two Victims After Four Killed In I-84 Wrong-Way Crash Connecticut State Police investigators released the IDs of the final two victims after four people were killed in a wrong-way weekend crash. Hartford resident Natachia Izekia Rivera-Hall was driving the wrong way on I-84 traveling west in the eastbound lanes early on Saturday, Feb. 26 when she struck a truck head-on, sending both vehicles caroming into the roadway. Original story - Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say Police were able to initially identify Rivera-Hall and one of her passengers, Hartford resident April Slade, age 40, though two others were temporarily u…
Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say
Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say Four people were killed in a wrong-way crash on I-84 in Connecticut, state police announced. Tolland County resident Kurt Emmanual Bahler, age 36, of Ellington, was driving eastbound on I-84 near exit 51 in Hartford shortly after 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, in the left of four lanes when a wrong-way driver approached him. Police said that Hartford resident Natachia Izekia Rivera-Hall was driving the wrong way on I-84 traveling west in the eastbound lanes when she struck Bahler head-on. Bahler’s truck came to an uncontrolled rest in the left lane near the exit, while Rivera-Hall’s …
Man Under Influence Drove Wrong Way On CT Roadway, State Police Say Man Under Influence Drove Wrong Way On CT Roadway, State Police Say
Man Under Influence Drove Wrong Way On CT Roadway, State Police Say A man is facing charges after police said he drove the wrong way on a Connecticut highway while under the influence.  Authorities received reports of a vehicle driving the wrong way on Route 8 southbound near Exit 20 in New Haven County at about 3 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, in Seymour, according to Connecticut State Police. The Seymour Police Department pulled the vehicle over on the Exit 22 entrance ramp, state police said. The driver, identified as 54-year-old Hartford County resident Michael Brown, of Manchester, was observed as having bloodshot eyes, and he smelled of an alcoholi…
Woman Driving Wrong Way On I-84 Was Under Influence, CT State Police Say Woman Driving Wrong Way On I-84 Was Under Influence, CT State Police Say
Woman Driving Wrong Way On I-84 Was Under Influence, CT State Police Say A 28-year-old Connecticut woman was arrested after authorities said she drove the wrong way on I-84 while intoxicated. New Haven County resident Alicia Fennelly, of Waterbury, was stopped by police on I-84 West in Hartford County, near Exit 35 in the town of New Britain at about 6:10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6, because she was traveling the wrong way, Connecticut State Police reported. Multiple witnesses also reported to police that they saw her vehicle traveling the wrong way, police said. Officers believed Fennelly was impaired after speaking with her, and she failed to perform standardize…
Police ID Victims In Western Mass Triple-Fatal Wrong-Way Crash Police ID Victims In Western Mass Triple-Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
Police ID Victims In Western Mass Triple-Fatal Wrong-Way Crash The victims of a triple-fatal wrong-way crash on Route 91 have been identified by Massachusetts State Police. The victims of the crash which took place in Hampden County have been identified as Judith Keating, age 65, and Michelle Swaller, age 65,  both of Milford, Connecticut, and Wallace Sherman Jr. of Gloversville of Fulton County in upstate New York, state police said. The crash took place around 6 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 22, when a Subaru with only the driver inside was traveling the wrong way on I-91 in Holyoke hit another vehicle head-on, state police said.  The second vehicle,…
Two Killed In Wrong-Way Driver Crash On I-91 In Western Mass Two Killed In Wrong-Way Driver Crash On I-91 In Western Mass
Two Killed In Wrong-Way Driver Crash On I-91 In Western Mass Two people were killed after a wrong-way driver hit another car head-on on a busy stretch of I-91. The crash took place in Western Massachusetts around 6 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 22, in Hampden County when a Subaru with one occupant, traveling the wrong way on I-91 in Holyoke in the area of the 13.8-mile marker, was involved in a crash with another vehicle, said the Massachusetts State Police. Both drivers were determined to be dead at the scene; the passenger of the second vehicle is in critical condition after being removed from the vehicle with hydraulic tools, state police said. The facts an…