CT Tractor Trailer Driver Killed After Truck Hit Telephone Pole

A Connecticut man died after his tractor-trailer veered off the road and struck a telephone pole, authorities said.

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02/18/2025 1:53 p.m.

Jeffrey Vincent Benis, 55, of Windsor Locks, was driving a Mack 600 truck when it left River Road in Willington just before 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, according to Connecticut State Police.

It's unclear what caused the truck to leave the roadway.

Paramedics rushed him to Rockville General Hospital, where doctors later pronounced him dead.

State Police urge anyone who saw the crash or has information to contact Trooper First Class Andrew Sturmer at 860-896-3200 or Andrew.Sturmer@ct.gov.

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