Woman Killed After Vintage Car Drives Off CT Road, Hits Guardrail, Lands In Embankment

Authorities are investigating the cause of a Connecticut crash that left a 35-year-old woman dead and another person seriously injured.

The crash, which involved a 1967 Triumph GT6, happened on Route 169 in Pomfret, police said.
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Ben Crnic

10/11/2023 10:00 a.m.

The incident happened in Windham County on Monday, Oct. 9 around 8:30 p.m., when a 1967 Triumph GT6 traveling south on Route 169 in Pomfret near the intersection with Harrisville Road ran off the right side of the road and struck a metal beam guardrail, according to state police.

The car then hit a traffic sign and a tree before coming to an uncontrolled rest in an embankment, police said.

The driver was later flown to UMass Hospital with serious injuries, while the passenger, 35-year-old New London County resident Elisha Roode of Waterford, was killed.

The crash is now under investigation.

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