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Wrong-Way Crash: Bar Receipts, Social Media Lead To Arrest After Woman, 25, Killed In Danbury Wrong-Way Crash: Bar Receipts, Social Media Lead To Arrest After Woman, 25, Killed In Danbury
Wrong-Way Crash: Bar Receipts, Social Media Lead To Arrest After Woman, 25, Killed In Danbury A months-long investigation aided by bar receipts and social media posts led to the arrest of a man in connection with a wrong-way alleged drunk driving Connecticut crash that took the life of a young Fairfield County woman. The crash happened on Route 7 in Danbury around 2 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 in the southbound lane just north of Exit 7. The victim, Danielle Dempsey, age 25, of Danbury, was driving a gray 2005 Honda Accord when a black 2018 Dodge Challenger driving in the wrong direction struck her vehicle head-on, Connecticut State Police said. The operator of the Dodge Challenger,…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
24-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Into Concrete Pillar In Fairfield County, Police Say 24-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Into Concrete Pillar In Fairfield County, Police Say
24-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Into Concrete Pillar In Fairfield County, Police Say A 24-year-old Connecticut man was killed after crashing his Kia Forte into a concrete pillar in Fairfield County. Litchfield County resident Caleb Anderson, of New Milford, was killed around 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14, in North Brookfield. According to state police, Anderson lost control of his vehicle on Route 7 for an unknown reason and drove into the median, and struck the Junction Road overpass concrete support pillar.  Anderson was transported to Danbury Hospital where he died from his injuries, state police said. This case remains under investigation.  Anyone who may …

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by Kathy Reakes
Weather
New Images Show Paths Of Tornadoes That Touched Down In Hudson Valley, Connecticut New Images Show Paths Of Tornadoes That Touched Down In Hudson Valley, Connecticut
New Images Show Paths Of Tornadoes That Touched Down In Hudson Valley, Connecticut Two maps show the path of two tornadoes that briefly touched down in the region as a severe storm system swept through on Wednesday afternoon, April 21 The first tornado touched down in New York's Hudson Valley, in Amenia in Dutchess County, at 2:49 p.m., just south of the village, and moved north northeast into the village, said officials with the National Weather Service. The tornado started near the intersection of Powder House Road and Ohandley Drive and caused sporadic damage along its path length, the weather service found during an inspection of damage on Thursday, April 22. One ho…

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by Kathy Reakes