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CT Man Killed In Rollover Crash In ID'd As 32-Year-Old CT Man Killed In Rollover Crash In ID'd As 32-Year-Old
CT Man Killed In Rollover Crash In ID'd As 32-Year-Old A 32-year-old Connecticut man was killed this week in a rollover crash after leaving the road, authorities said.  Paul Bowler, of Stafford Springs, died on Thursday, Jan. 16, when his car went off of Main Street in Somers around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, Connecticut State Police said.  Bowler's car veered off the road, hit a mailbox, an embankment, and a tree before coming to a rest of its roof. Paramedics rushed him to Johnson Memorial Hospital, where he later died of his injuries, police said.  It's unclear what caused Bowler to crash, but investigators urge any…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man, 55, Killed In Head-On Crash On CT Roadway Man, 55, Killed In Head-On Crash On CT Roadway
Man, 55, Killed In Head-On Crash On CT Roadway An early-morning crash on a Connecticut roadway has left one man dead and another injured. It happened the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 28 in the small Tolland County town of Willington. According to Connecticut State Police, 55-year-old Western Massachusetts resident Clifton Graves of the town of Monson in Hampden County, was driving south on River Road in his 2008 Cadillac CTS at approximately 4:30 a.m. At the same time, an 18-year-old from Stafford Springs was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox north on River Road. Police said that near the intersection of Plains Road, the Chevrolet cros…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Body Of 20-Year-Old Drowning Victim Located In CT Swimming Area Body Of 20-Year-Old Drowning Victim Located In CT Swimming Area
Body Of 20-Year-Old Drowning Victim Located In CT Swimming Area The body of a drowning victim has been recovered in northern Connecticut near the Massachusetts border. At about 3:10 on Thursday, Aug. 26, Connecticut State Police from Troop C in Tolland, received a report of a possible drowning in the area of 21 Lyons Rd., in Stafford Springs.  A 911 caller reported that an adult male had gone into a swimming area and had not resurfaced.  CT State Police and Stafford Constables responded to assist the fire department in searching the area and located the body of the victim, now identified as Alaine Nitch-Ball, age 20, a resident of Stafford.&n…

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by Joe Lombardi
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CT Man Dives Into River To Avoid Arrest, But Leaves ID At Scene Of Crime CT Man Dives Into River To Avoid Arrest, But Leaves ID At Scene Of Crime
CT Man Dives Into River To Avoid Arrest, But Leaves ID At Scene Of Crime A Connecticut man accused of a pedestrian-involved hit-and-run almost escaped police capture by diving into the Chicopee River - but all the identifying information he allegedly left at the scene of the crime quickly led to his arrest. Andrew Milne, 39, of Stafford Springs, Connecticut, allegedly tore through Ludlow leaving damage and injuries in his wake on Sunday, Sept. 20. Police ran into Milne after they received a report of a hit-and-run accident involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Cady and West streets, police said. The pedestrian was transported to the hospital and is expe…

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by Kristin Palpini