Fair 63°
News
Massachusetts Man Charged With Killing 22-Year-Old While Driving Drunk In Boston Massachusetts Man Charged With Killing 22-Year-Old While Driving Drunk In Boston
Massachusetts Man Charged With Killing 22-Year-Old While Driving Drunk In Boston A 35-year-old man from Lynn has been charged for fatally striking a 22-year-old from Marlborough while driving under the influence, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said. Miguel Rodriguez allegedly struck and killed Brandon Jennings while Jennings was walking on Storrow Drive in Boston on Saturday, June 4, according to Massachusetts State Police. Rodriguez hit Jennings after he split from his group that previously went to a bar near TD Garden earlier that night, DA Hayden said. Rodriguez failed to stay at the scene and was tracked down by another vehicle that followed Rodrig…

SHARE

by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
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…

SHARE

by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
One Killed After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Truck On I-84, CT State Police Say One Killed After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Truck On I-84, CT State Police Say
One Killed After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Truck On I-84, CT State Police Say One person was killed after a man driving drunk slammed into a stopped truck on a stretch of I-84, according to Connecticut State Police. The three-vehicle crash happened in New Haven County at around 7:50 a.m. Friday, Mach 18 on the westbound side near Exit 16 in Southbury. At the time of the crash, state police say two trucks were pulled over, one with a flat tire, and the other a tow truck.   Troopers identified the driver of the vehicle at fault to be Hartford County resident Kyle St. Denis, age 44, of Collinsville, who was operating a Ram, state police said. A pass…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
CT Girl Struck, Killed In Crash Involving Distracted Driver, Police Say CT Girl Struck, Killed In Crash Involving Distracted Driver, Police Say
CT Girl Struck, Killed In Crash Involving Distracted Driver, Police Say A 14-year-old Connecticut girl was hit and killed by a texting driver who had allegedly been swerving all over the roadway prompting 911 calls, according to police. Hartford County resident Jaylene Gonzalez of Enfield was hit by a pickup truck around 3:15 p.m., Sunday, March 6, as she walked along 150 North Road with her 12-year-old cousin in East Windsor. The freshman soccer player at Enfield High School was hit by Tolland County resident Jesse Robert Pincince, age 37, of Ellington, said Lt. Carl Matthew Carl of the East Windsor Police Department.  Jaylene GonzalezGoFundMe An investig…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
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…

SHARE

by Nicole Valinote
News
Woman Sentenced For Operating Vehicle Under Influence In Fatal Crash In Region Woman Sentenced For Operating Vehicle Under Influence In Fatal Crash In Region
Woman Sentenced For Operating Vehicle Under Influence In Fatal Crash In Region A woman has been sentenced to four years in jail for killing a man from Western Massachusetts while driving drunk. According to the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office, Michelle Curleteti, age 45, of West Stockbridge pled guilty to single counts of motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence of alcohol and operating under the influence in January 2019 motor vehicle collision that killed Francis Kesse. “I am especially in awe of the victim’s family in this case," said District Attorney Andrea Harrington. "Despite losing a loved one in this tragedy and expe…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
One Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash One Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash
One Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash Connecticut State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash in which a man was killed by an alleged drunk driver. The crash took place around about 12:45 a.m., Friday, Nov. 12, on I-91 in Enfield in Hartford County, said the state police. According to troopers, Hampden County, Massachusetts resident Fernando Lebron, of Chicopee, was driving his 2004 Scion north in the right lane and Dominic Michael Grassetti, age 24, was driving his 2013 Hyundai Sonata behind him, state police said. According to police Grassetti’s Hyundai struck the Scion from behind, sending both cars out of contr…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Sobriety Checkpoint Scheduled For Western Mass, State Police Say Sobriety Checkpoint Scheduled For Western Mass, State Police Say
Sobriety Checkpoint Scheduled For Western Mass, State Police Say If you are thinking about drinking and driving in Western Massachusetts, think again as one county is setting up sobriety checkpoints. Colonel Christopher S. Mason, superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, announced that a “sobriety checkpoint” will be implemented in Hampden County over the upcoming weekend. Mason said the purpose is to further educate the public and strengthen the public’s awareness of the need of detecting and removing drunk motorists from the roadways. The checkpoints will be held from Saturday, Nov. 13 into Sunday, Nov. 14. The checkpoints are made possible b…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
New Data Shows Change In Number Of Motorists Running Red Lights, AAA Says New Data Shows Change In Number Of Motorists Running Red Lights, AAA Says
New Data Shows Change In Number Of Motorists Running Red Lights, AAA Says A new report from the American Automobile Association found that red-light running and other unsafe driving behaviors have decreased over the past few years. On Thursday, Oct. 28, the association reported the findings from the AAA Foundation's annual Traffic Safety Culture Index, comparing the years 2018 to 2020. Drivers were asked each year to report whether they had engaged in specific unsafe behaviors within the past 30 days. In addition to red-light running decreasing by 18.5 percent from 2018 to 2020, AAA also found that the number of drivers who reported that they had driven&nbs…

SHARE

by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Crashes Into Several Cars, Connecticut State Police Say Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Crashes Into Several Cars, Connecticut State Police Say
Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Crashes Into Several Cars, Connecticut State Police Say A Connecticut man driving the wrong way and under the influence struck several cars overnight, according to state police. Troopers responded to a report of a wrong-way driver traveling north in the south lanes on I-91 in North Haven just before 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16. While responding, it was reported that the same vehicle struck multiple cars and continued northbound. Troopers successfully located, and stopped the vehicle, on southbound I-91 south between Exits 14 and 15 in Wallingford.  The operator was identified as Matteo Annunziata, age 55, of Middletown, said sta…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For DUI After Crash Causing Hours-Long I-91 Closure, CT State Police Say Man Nabbed For DUI After Crash Causing Hours-Long I-91 Closure, CT State Police Say
Man Nabbed For DUI After Crash Causing Hours-Long I-91 Closure, CT State Police Say A major Connecticut roadway was shut down for more than two hours after an alleged drunk driver lost control of his tractor-trailer and smashed into several guide rails. The crash took place around 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 13 in New Haven County on I-91 in Wallingford. According to the Connecticut State Police, a flat-bed tractor-trailer, driven by Dennis Goncalves Medeiros, age 46, had been traveling on I-91 northbound, prior to Exit 13, when the tractor-trailer began to swerve across all three lanes on the roadway.  The tractor-trailer hit a metal guard rail located adjacent to the l…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
News
CT Cop Faces DUI, Reckless Driving Charges After Fellow Officer Is Killed In Crash CT Cop Faces DUI, Reckless Driving Charges After Fellow Officer Is Killed In Crash
CT Cop Faces DUI, Reckless Driving Charges After Fellow Officer Is Killed In Crash A Connecticut police officer has been accused of driving drunk in a crash that killed a fellow officer.  New Haven Police Department Officer Robert Ferraro, age 34, is facing charges of driving under the influence resulting in death and reckless driving resulting in death or substantial bodily harm in the Las Vegas crash, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. The officer who died in the crash was Joshua Castellano, a seven-year member of the New Haven PD. The crash happened around 4 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 17,  The Metropolitan Police Department said Ferraro was driving a Rolls-Royce Culli…

SHARE

by Nicole Valinote