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11-Month-Old Killed, Woman Seriously Injured In Overnight Crash On I-91 In CT 11-Month-Old Killed, Woman Seriously Injured In Overnight Crash On I-91 In CT
11-Month-Old Killed, Woman Seriously Injured In Overnight Crash On I-91 In CT An infant was killed overnight in a single-vehicle crash on a busy Connecticut roadway. The Hartford County crash happened just before 2 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 on southbound I-91 in Enfield. According to Connecticut State Police, a 2006 Honda Accord was traveling in the right lane north of Exit 45 when it collided with a metal-beam guardrail.  The Accord then rolled over and came to a stop in a grassy area to the right of the roadway. The driver, a 30-year-old New Britain woman, was transported by Windsor EMS to Hartford Hospital with serious injuries. The lone passenger, an 11-month-…
Fallen Highway Sign Shuts Down Right Lane On I-190 South In Central Mass Fallen Highway Sign Shuts Down Right Lane On I-190 South In Central Mass
Fallen Highway Sign Shuts Down Right Lane On I-190 South In Central Mass A large highway sign took a dive onto I-190 in Worcester Tuesday morning, Aug. 9, resulting in the closure of the right lane. The incident was reported on I-190 South just before Exit 1 by MassDOT after 8 a.m. A person driving by captured the scene showing traffic cones blocking off the ramp. Traffic was being detoured to Exit 2 as a result. The damage was cleared around 8:43 a.m., NBC Boston reports. No word on what caused the sign to crash. 
11-Year-Old Girl Killed In I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say 11-Year-Old Girl Killed In I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say
11-Year-Old Girl Killed In I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say An 11-year-old Connecticut girl has been killed in a two-vehicle crash on I-84. Tolland county resident Jaidyn Bolduc, age 11, was killed around 8:15 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 2, during a two-vehicle crash on I-84 in the town of Vernon, said the. Connecticut State Police. According to state police,  the crash occurred when both vehicles, a Volvo and a Ford Fiesta were traveling eastbound when they collided for an unknown reason, causing disabling damage to both vehicles. As a result of the accident, the driver of the Volvo was transported to Rockville General Hospital and later released.&n…
CT Student On Way To School Struck By Car In Crosswalk CT Student On Way To School Struck By Car In Crosswalk
CT Student On Way To School Struck By Car In Crosswalk A Connecticut high school student is hospitalized after being hit by a car while crossing the roadway leading to his school.  The Hartford County student was hit around 7:10 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 23, in Plainville, according to the principal of Plainville High School. Principal Carl Johnson said in a note to parents the student was hit by a car while crossing East Street in the crosswalk going to Robert Holcomb Way. A staff member witnessed the crash and stopped to help, Johnson said,  Johnson said reports say the student is okay but was taken to the hospital for further evaluatio…
16-Year-Old Killed After Crashing Pickup Into Tree, CT State Police Say 16-Year-Old Killed After Crashing Pickup Into Tree, CT State Police Say
16-Year-Old Killed After Crashing Pickup Into Tree, CT State Police Say A Connecticut teenager is dead after driving his 2004 Ford F250 Super Duty pickup off the roadway and hitting a tree. Middlesex County resident Connor Young, age 16, of East Haddam, was killed around 7:50 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 3, on Mott Road, said the Connecticut State Police. Young was headed west near the East Haddam Turnpike when for an unknown reason the pickup veered left crossing the eastbound travel lane, state police said. The truck then left the road and struck a tree located along the left side of the roadway. The pickup ended up in the road, facing south.  Troop…
Massachusetts State Police Cruiser Struck By Tractor-Trailer Massachusetts State Police Cruiser Struck By Tractor-Trailer
Massachusetts State Police Cruiser Struck By Tractor-Trailer A Massachusetts state trooper was seriously injured after being struck by a tractor-trailer while protecting a road construction crew. The incident took place around 11:44 p.m., Tuesday, Sept.. 28 on I-95 southbound near its intersection with the Mass Pike in Weston in Middlesex County. According to Dave Procopio, of the state police, the trooper was inside his cruiser when it was struck.  "The trooper sustained serious injuries, but was alert and radioed in the crash himself," Procopio said. "He is being transported to a Boston hospital." Following the crash, the tractor-traile…