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26-Year-Old Killed In Head-On Crash On CT Roadway 26-Year-Old Killed In Head-On Crash On CT Roadway
26-Year-Old Killed In Head-On Crash On CT Roadway A 26-year-old man was killed and two others seriously injured during a two-vehicle head-on crash on a Connecticut roadway. The crash took place in Windham County around 5 p.m., Monday, Nov. 7 in the Town of Brooklyn on Route 6. According to the Connecticut State Police, a Chevrolet Colorado was traveling east on Route 6 when a Jeep Wrangler traveling in the opposite direction crossed over the double-yellow line and hit the Chevrolet head-on. The driver of the Chevrolet, Windham County resident Andrew Baker, age 26, of Dayville, was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger, a 26-year-old w…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Shooting On College Campus In Connecticut After Multi-State Search Suspect Nabbed In Shooting On College Campus In Connecticut After Multi-State Search
Suspect Nabbed In Shooting On College Campus In Connecticut After Multi-State Search A 22-year-old man wanted in connection with a shooting at a university in Connecticut that sparked a multi-state search has been captured by police. Darnell Barnes was arrested around 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, and charged in connection with a shooting and car crash on Friday, Nov. 4 at the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford. The incident began when West Hartford Police responded to the west side of the campus on a report of a rollover crash around 2:30 p.m., on Friday. Once on the scene, officers found a victim who had been shot multiple times.  Police said Barnes…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
22-Year-Old CT Woman Dies In Rollover Crash 22-Year-Old CT Woman Dies In Rollover Crash
22-Year-Old CT Woman Dies In Rollover Crash A 22-year-old Connecticut woman died in a single-vehicle crash on Route 8. The crash happened in Torrington, located in Litchfield County, at about 6:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, Connecticut State Police reported. A 1999 New Volkswagen Beetle GLS was northbound on Route 8 near Exit 46 and was negotiating the curve in the road, police said. For an unknown reason, the driver, identified as Paige Marjorie Cianciolo, of Torrington, lost control of the car and traveled into the median, authorities reported. Police said the car rolled several times before coming to a stop on the southboun…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
40-Year-Old Woman Killed In Western Massachusetts Car Crash: Police 40-Year-Old Woman Killed In Western Massachusetts Car Crash: Police
40-Year-Old Woman Killed In Western Massachusetts Car Crash: Police A 40-year-old Vermont woman has died in a car crash in Western Massachusetts, authorities said. Police responded to the Hampden County crash involving a 2000 GMC Yukon on Beech Hill Road in Blandford around 7:47 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, Massachusetts State Police report. Initial investigation suggests that the woman, from Woodford, VT, lost control of her car and crashed off the right side of the road. The Yukon struck a tree before barreling down a 30-foot ditch, police continued. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.  No other vehicles were involved, police said. The cras…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Leominster Man Nabbed After Crashing Into Clinton Home During Police Pursuit Leominster Man Nabbed After Crashing Into Clinton Home During Police Pursuit
Leominster Man Nabbed After Crashing Into Clinton Home During Police Pursuit A police pursuit ended in a car crashing into a house in Central Massachusetts and the arrest of a man, authorities said. Multiple departments responded to a report of a car that crashed into a home at 261 Sterling Street in Clinton around 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, Clinton Police said on Facebook. Upon arrival, officers noticed that the car involved was the subject of a pursuit that started in Sterling and was initiated by Sterling Police. A wild crash in Clinton and the homeowner says the car crashed into the very spot where he was sitting just seconds earlier. @MattReedNews ha…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Driver From Central Mass Killed In 2-Car Crash On Route 146: Police Wrong-Way Driver From Central Mass Killed In 2-Car Crash On Route 146: Police
Wrong-Way Driver From Central Mass Killed In 2-Car Crash On Route 146: Police A wrong-way driver from central Massachusetts was killed in a two-car crash close to the Rhode Island border, authorities said. The 42-year-old man from Douglas died in the crash that happened on Route 146 in Uxbridge around 10:19 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, Massachusetts State Police said.  Initial investigation revealed the man was going the wrong way when he crashed his 2006 Chrysler 300 into a 2019 Mazda CX5 about a half mile from the Rhode Island border.  He sustained serious injuries from the crash and later died at a local hospital, police said. The driver of the other vehicl…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
66-Year-Old Unlicensed Driver Charged In 3-Car Crash That Sent 2 To Central Mass Hospital: Cops 66-Year-Old Unlicensed Driver Charged In 3-Car Crash That Sent 2 To Central Mass Hospital: Cops
66-Year-Old Unlicensed Driver Charged In 3-Car Crash That Sent 2 To Central Mass Hospital: Cops A 66-year-old woman is being blamed for a three-car crash along Grafton Street in Worcester Wednesday that left two people with life-threatening injuries, police said.  Authorities believe Lindora DaSilva failed to stop her car at the corner of Standish and Grafton Street just before 3:30 p.m. and pulled into the path of an oncoming Ford Fusion, police said. The impact threw DaSilva's Honda into the side of a Lexus.  The driver and passenger in the Honda were trapped inside their wrecked car, and firefighters had to cut them out and rush them to a local hospital with life-threaten…

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by Josh Lanier
News
GoFundMe Identifies 16-Year-Old Ayer Girl Killed In Leominster Crash GoFundMe Identifies 16-Year-Old Ayer Girl Killed In Leominster Crash
GoFundMe Identifies 16-Year-Old Ayer Girl Killed In Leominster Crash A GoFundMe has revealed the identity of a 16-year-old girl from Ayer who died in a single-car crash last week. Krystal Mello was the sole victim of the crash that happened on Route 190 north in Leominster around 7:10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Initial investigation suggests that the driver of a 2001 Ford Mustang lost control as it moved from the right lane to the left to pass other vehicles.  The car then went off the highway, down an embankment and crashed into the wood line on the right side of the road, Massachusetts State Police said. Police said …

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree In Western Mass, Police Say Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree In Western Mass, Police Say
Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree In Western Mass, Police Say A man died after crashing his car into a tree in Western Massachusetts. The crash took place in Hampden County around 1;20 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 1 in Springfield in the 700 block of Berkshire Avenue. According to Ryan Walsh, a spokesman for the Springfield Police, officers who responded to the area found a single-car crash into a tree. The lone occupant, an adult male, was transported to Baystate Hospital where he died from his injuries, Walsh said. The department's Traffic Unit is investigating.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Seriously Injured In Westford Crash On I-495: Fire Officials Man, Woman Seriously Injured In Westford Crash On I-495: Fire Officials
Man, Woman Seriously Injured In Westford Crash On I-495: Fire Officials A man and woman were seriously injured in a car crash in Westford, authorities said.  Emergency crews responded to the crash that happened on I-495 south at 9:32 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2, Westford Fire said on Facebook. Initial investigation determined that one vehicle left the lane and struck a tree in the median of the highway, Westford Fire said.  Both individuals were pulled from the car by witnesses before crews arrived, officials added. The man was airlifted to a Boston hospital while the woman was taken by ground to a Burlington hospital.  Massachusetts State …

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Billerica Man Who Vanished From Wilmington Crash Found Safe Hours Later: Police Billerica Man Who Vanished From Wilmington Crash Found Safe Hours Later: Police
Billerica Man Who Vanished From Wilmington Crash Found Safe Hours Later: Police A man who went missing from an overnight crash in Wilmington is said to be returning to his family several hours later, authorities said.  Police responded to a crash involving a 2013 Acura TSX and a tractor-trailer near Exit 35 on I-93 north around 12:42 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, Massachusetts State Police said. Investigation revealed the Acura struck the back of the trailer and was being dragged by the vehicle. Upon arrival, officers did not find the driver of the Acura, a 54-year-old Billerica man, inside the vehicle that was still at the scene. Meanwhile, the driver of the tr…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Head-On CT Crash Woman Killed In Head-On CT Crash
Woman Killed In Head-On CT Crash A 78-year-old woman died in a head-on crash in Connecticut. It happened in the Windham County town of Killingly at about 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, Connecticut State Police said. A 2016 Hyundai Accent GLS was traveling west on Westcott Road near the intersection with Mashentuck Road when it crossed into the eastbound lane and collided head-on with a 2001 Chevrolet Blazer, police said. The passenger in the Chevrolet, identified as Windham County resident Bonilyn Smith, of Danielson, was killed in the crash, authorities said. The driver of the Chevrolet, a 25-year…

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by Nicole Valinote