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Unidentified Person Killed After Car Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Region Unidentified Person Killed After Car Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Region
Unidentified Person Killed After Car Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Region Authorities are working to identify a person killed in a fiery crash in Connecticut.  The crash happened in Tolland County on Monday, Nov. 25 just before 8 p.m., when a 2016 Kia Sorento Lx speeding in a westbound direction on Sandy Beach Road in Ellington lost control and hit a tree head-on, according to the Connecticut State Police. Both the driver and one passenger were able to get out of the vehicle before it went up in flames. However, a second passenger died in the crash, police said. The driver and passenger were later taken to Hartford Hospital for minor injuries and the vehicl…

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by Ben Crnic
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Fugitive From Region Caught After Well-Being Check In CT Commuter Lot Fugitive From Region Caught After Well-Being Check In CT Commuter Lot
Fugitive From Region Caught After Well-Being Check In CT Commuter Lot A well-being check at a commuter lot in Connecticut led to the arrest of a woman wanted as a fugitive in Colorado. Troopers patrolling a commuter lot in Tolland County, along Route 44 in Bolton, around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24, observed a vehicle with blankets covering the windows and a sunshade on the windshield.  Concerned for the occupant’s well-being, they made contact and spoke with a woman identified as Hartford County resident Cynthia Conant, age 26, of Newington, according to police. Conant, who told troopers she had been parked there since 8 p.m. Saturday, provided her C…

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by Joe Lombardi
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34-Year-Old From Region Seriously Injured In Crash After Eluding Cops: Police 34-Year-Old From Region Seriously Injured In Crash After Eluding Cops: Police
34-Year-Old From Region Seriously Injured In Crash After Eluding Cops: Police A motorist suffered serious injuries in a crash after eluding police in Connecticut. Connecticut State Police said the incident occurred in New London County at about 7:40 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, in Colchester. Tolland County resident David Justin Carnein, age 34, of the town of Tolland, was riding a 2001 Triumph motorcycle recklessly on Lebanon Avenue. Police had previously attempted to stop Carnein, but he fled at a high speed, said state police. As Carnein approached a Y-shaped intersection with Windham Avenue, he lost control of the motorcycle, police said.  The vehicle continue…

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by Joe Lombardi
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'Horrific' Sex Assault: CT Couple Convicted Of Abusing 2 Minors, 1 Adult Related To Them 'Horrific' Sex Assault: CT Couple Convicted Of Abusing 2 Minors, 1 Adult Related To Them
'Horrific' Sex Assault: CT Couple Convicted Of Abusing 2 Minors, 1 Adult Related To Them A Connecticut couple convicted of sexually abusing a trio of relatives — two of them kids — will spend years behind bars, authorities announced.  Former Tolland County residents Carlos Rivera and Taina Rivera, both age 43, of Vernon, were sentenced to 20 years a piece in prison in what prosecutors called a series of "horrific" assaults, the Connecticut Department of Justice said.  The abuse lasted for years for the two underage victims, authorities, the prosecutor said.  The two minor victims were 13 when the abuse began, authorities said. A boy told police he was first assa…

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by Josh Lanier
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Teen From Region Killed After Crashing Car Into Tree Teen From Region Killed After Crashing Car Into Tree
Teen From Region Killed After Crashing Car Into Tree A 19-year-old Connecticut woman was killed over the weekend after she crashed into a tree in Hartford County, authorities announced. Tolland County resident Makayla Theriaque, of Vernon, was identified as the victim in a Sunday evening, Aug. 25, crash in Manchester, police said.  Officers were called to 233 Buckland Hills Drive for reports of a car crashing into a tree, Manchester police said.  Paramedics rushed Theriaque, who was behind the wheel, to an area hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead.  Manchester police are investigating the crash. Authorities a…

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by Josh Lanier