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Western Mass Driver Killed in Solo Crash On I-91 Off-Ramp In CT: Police Western Mass Driver Killed in Solo Crash On I-91 Off-Ramp In CT: Police
Western Mass Driver Killed in Solo Crash On I-91 Off-Ramp In CT: Police A 74-year-old Massachusetts man was killed after his car left an Interstate 91 off-ramp and crashed into a tree in Hartford County, according to police. Carlos Sosa, of Granby, died just before 11:45 a.m. Thursday, May 8, following the crash on the southbound Exit 40 off-ramp in Windsor Locks, Connecticut State Police said. For unknown reasons, Sosa drove off the ramp and onto the grassy shoulder, where his vehicle struck a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. No other vehicles were involved in the crash. Troopers are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash. S…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Community Rallies After 3 Construction Workers Killed In I-91 Hit-Run Crash Community Rallies After 3 Construction Workers Killed In I-91 Hit-Run Crash
Community Rallies After 3 Construction Workers Killed In I-91 Hit-Run Crash Hundreds of people have donated to support the families of three construction workers who were killed last week when a driver allegedly struck them while they repaired a guardrail on Interstate 91 and then fled the scene, according to police. The deadly crash sparked a major manhunt. Igor Costa, 26, of Marlborough; Ryan Almeida, 48; and Raul Bohorquez, 57, both of Brockton, died shortly before 1 a.m. on Friday, March 28, while working on the Exit 10A ramp to Riverdale Street in West Springfield, police said. Original Story: Police Arrest West Springfield Man In Crash That Killed 3 Bilal …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
State Trooper Struck, Dragged By Car At Mass Highway Rest Stop: Suspect Caught After Pursuit State Trooper Struck, Dragged By Car At Mass Highway Rest Stop: Suspect Caught After Pursuit
State Trooper Struck, Dragged By Car At Mass Highway Rest Stop: Suspect Caught After Pursuit This story has been updated. Authorities have apprehended the driver of a car that hit a state trooper and dragged him at a Massachusetts rest stop, causing him to be hospitalized, police said.  Related: Police ID Driver Accused Of Dragging Trooper During Traffic Stop The incident happened in Hampden County on Friday, Sept. 22, at 3 p.m., when a Massachusetts state trooper was struck and dragged by a vehicle he had tried stopping in the Holyoke rest area on northbound Interstate 91, according to state police.  The trooper was able to free himself from the car before it continued drivin…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Hero Dog Leads Police To Two People Ejected From Pickup Truck In New England Crash Hero Dog Leads Police To Two People Ejected From Pickup Truck In New England Crash
Hero Dog Leads Police To Two People Ejected From Pickup Truck In New England Crash A dog named Tinsley saved the day after leading police to the scene of a New England crash that seriously injured her owner and another man. New Hampshire State Police reported that at about 10 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 3, a trooper responded to a report of a loose dog on the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge located on Interstate 89 at the border of New Hampshire and Vermont in Lebanon. The trooper, along with Lebanon Police officers, found Tinsley on I-89 northbound, and tried to get close to the dog, which NBC 5 in Burlington, Vermont, reported is a 1-year-old Shiloh Shepard. Tinsley continued to ru…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
One Killed, Seven Hospitalized In Chain-Reaction Crash, Connecticut State Police Say One Killed, Seven Hospitalized In Chain-Reaction Crash, Connecticut State Police Say
One Killed, Seven Hospitalized In Chain-Reaction Crash, Connecticut State Police Say An investigation is underway after one person was killed and seven others hospitalized in a chain-reaction crash on a stretch of Interstate 91 in Connecticut. It happened just after 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 in New Haven County on the southbound side in Meriden. Connecticut State Police say six vehicles were traveling in the right lane when traffic started to slow down, and one of the vehicles struck another from the rear, causing the driver to lose control, roll over, and land at an uncontrolled final rest in the right lane/right shoulder.  The led to three other vehicle coll…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Western Mass Woman Killed After Vehicle Crashes Into Structure Under Overpass Western Mass Woman Killed After Vehicle Crashes Into Structure Under Overpass
Western Mass Woman Killed After Vehicle Crashes Into Structure Under Overpass A 59-year-old Western Mass woman died following a single-vehicle crash. Franklin County resident Brenda Louise Perrea, of Northfield, was killed around 3:15 p.m., Thursday, May 13, after her vehicle crashed into a cement abutment under the Interstate 91 overpass on Bernardston Road in Greenfield, said Laurie Loisel, spokeswoman for the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. Police were summoned to the scene by a passerby who called 911 at 3:21 p.m., said Loisel.  Perrea was transported by ambulance to Baystate Franklin Medical Center, where she was pronounced&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
State Police To Escort Body Of Slain Capitol Police Officer To Western Massachusetts For Burial State Police To Escort Body Of Slain Capitol Police Officer To Western Massachusetts For Burial
State Police To Escort Body Of Slain Capitol Police Officer To Western Massachusetts For Burial State Police from Massachusetts and Connecticut will escort the body of U.S. Capitol Police Officer William Evans, a Western Massachusetts native, after the flight carrying his remains arrives at Bradley International Airport. The escort will happen around 5:50 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, said the Connecticut State Police. Motorcycle members of the State Police Traffic Services Unit will be joined by police from Massachusetts in a motorcade to North Adams, where Evans will be laid to rest. The motorcade will exit the airport onto Route 75 and travel through Suffield and Enfield before crossi…

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by Kathy Reakes