Fatal Head-On Crash: 56-Year-Old CT Man ID'd As Victim Fatal Head-On Crash: 56-Year-Old CT Man ID'd As Victim
Fatal Head-On Crash: 56-Year-Old CT Man ID'd As Victim A local resident was killed in a head-on crash on a Connecticut roadway. It happened around 10 a.m. Saturday, July 29 in Litchfield County on Route 6 in Woodbury. The victim, Robert C. Gardner, age 56, a resident of Woodbury, was operating a 2006 Subaru Baja Sport when a 2004 Dodge Dakota crossed over the double yellow line on Route 6 near Woodbury Place and crashed into it, Connecticut State Police said. A passenger in the Subaru, a 65-year-old Woodbury woman, was seriously injured and is at Waterbury Hospital. The driver of the Dodge, a 24-year-old resident of Ansonia in New H…
CT Sex Offender Nabbed With Child Porn, Police Say CT Sex Offender Nabbed With Child Porn, Police Say
CT Sex Offender Nabbed With Child Porn, Police Say A Connecticut registered sex offender on probation has been nabbed again with child pornography, police said. Litchfield County resident William Pirotta, age 32, of Harwinton, was arrested at his home on Wednesday, July 26 following a long investigation. A tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce received in April by a Winsted police detective was passed to the Connecticut State Police regarding a digital image, identified as suspected child pornography, along with the Internet Protocol address (IP) of the device allegedly used to upload the image. Based upon records ob…
Know Him? CT State Police Searching For Man Who Stole Pickup Truck Know Him? CT State Police Searching For Man Who Stole Pickup Truck
Know Him? CT State Police Searching For Man Who Stole Pickup Truck Police in Connecticut are searching for a man who allegedly stole a pickup truck from a parking lot. The incident took place in Hartford around 4 p.m. on Monday, July 24 at the Hartford Armory located on Broad Street. Connecticut State Police investigators said security camera footage in the area showed a man entering a blue, 2012 four-door Ford F-150, displaying the registration plate “DOGTAG," and driving it out of the parking area onto Capitol Avenue.  Another view of the wanted man.Connecticut State Police The man is described as being between 30 to 40 years old, with short dark ha…
Fatal Crash: 26-Year-Old CT Man Loses Control Of Vehicle, Lands Under Tractor-Trailer Fatal Crash: 26-Year-Old CT Man Loses Control Of Vehicle, Lands Under Tractor-Trailer
Fatal Crash: 26-Year-Old CT Man Loses Control Of Vehicle, Lands Under Tractor-Trailer A 26-year-old Connecticut man was killed after losing control of his motorcycle and ending up underneath a tractor-trailer. Tolland County resident Kevin Gorman, of Willington, was killed around 4:30 p.m., Thursday, July 20 on I-84 West in Tolland. According to Connecticut State Police, Gorman, who was riding a Suzuki GSX-R600 in the left lane behind a Dodge Ram pickup when traffic ahead began to stop suddenly due to a crash.  Gorman braked and lost control of the bike, sending him into the back of the pickup truck, state police said. The strike sent him flying underneath a trac…
17-Year-Old Girl Critically Injured In Rollover CT Crash 17-Year-Old Girl Critically Injured In Rollover CT Crash
17-Year-Old Girl Critically Injured In Rollover CT Crash A teen driver has suffered life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle crash in northern Connecticut, police announced. It happened around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, in the town of Litchfield, according to Connecticut State Police. The 17-year-old girl was driving northbound on Route 8 near Exit 41 when her car ran off the left side of the road. Her car rolled over before hitting a tree. The teen, a resident of Torrington, was transported to Hartford Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Anyone with information regarding the crash is encouraged to contact Trooper Thomas Schae…
Fatal Crash: 24-Year-Old CT Man Loses Control, Strikes Several Objects Fatal Crash: 24-Year-Old CT Man Loses Control, Strikes Several Objects
Fatal Crash: 24-Year-Old CT Man Loses Control, Strikes Several Objects A 24-year-old Connecticut man was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle and struck several items. New London County resident Brandon Burnette was killed around 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 19, on Butts Bridge Road at the intersection of Quinebaug Camp Road in Windham County in Canterbury. Burnette, who was driving a 2014 Kawasaki Ninja 300, was traveling south on Butts Bridge Road in the town of Canterbury when for an unknown reason he left the lane of travel and struck several objects along the roadside, Connecticut State Police said. He was thrown from the motorcycle and …
CT Man Nabbed For Driving Over 130 MPH, Evading Officers: Police CT Man Nabbed For Driving Over 130 MPH, Evading Officers: Police
CT Man Nabbed For Driving Over 130 MPH, Evading Officers: Police A weeks-long investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Connecticut man who was seen driving over 130 miles per hour, police said.  Hartford resident Justin Davenport, age 36, was arrested on Thursday, July 6 for reckless driving charges in connection with an incident that happened in May 2023, according to Connecticut State Police.  According to authorities, on Wednesday, May 31, a trooper assigned to the State Police Aggressive Driving Enforcement Team saw a BMW sedan driving at reckless speeds on Route 2 in Colchester and clocked it going over 130 mph.  The BMW co…
19-Year-Old Dies After BMW Slams Into Pole In CT: Police Investigating 19-Year-Old Dies After BMW Slams Into Pole In CT: Police Investigating
19-Year-Old Dies After BMW Slams Into Pole In CT: Police Investigating Authorities are currently investigating a crash in Litchfield County that left a 19-year-old passenger dead and another teenager hospitalized.  The crash happened on Thursday, July 6 just before 6:30 p.m. in Salisbury, when a BMW traveling eastbound on Route 44 east of Twin Lakes Road lost control and collided with a utility pole in the right shoulder, according to state police.  Once first responders arrived, they found that the driver, a 19-year-old Falls Village resident, had suffered suspected minor injuries.  Crews also found that the passenger, 19-year-old Jason Tituni…
Second Teen Dies A Week After Violent CT Crash Kills 15-Year-Old Girl Second Teen Dies A Week After Violent CT Crash Kills 15-Year-Old Girl
Second Teen Dies A Week After Violent CT Crash Kills 15-Year-Old Girl A second Connecticut teen has died from injuries suffered in a crash that also killed a 15-year-old girl last month. The crash took place around 4:40 a.m. Sunday, June 25 in Windham County on Allen Hill Road near Route 205 in the small town of Brooklyn. On Thursday, July 6, Connecticut State Police confirmed that a second passenger, 17-year-old Bryce Burditt, who attended Plainfield High School had died from his injuries. The crash, which occurred when a 2004 Toyota Prius, with five occupants, slammed into a tree before going down an embankment, also killed passenger Chanelle Edwards,…
Fatal Crash: 44-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After SUV Slams Into Embankment, CT State Police Say Fatal Crash: 44-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After SUV Slams Into Embankment, CT State Police Say
Fatal Crash: 44-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After SUV Slams Into Embankment, CT State Police Say A man was killed in a single-vehicle crash overnight in a residential neighborhood in Connecticut. It happened around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, July 1 in Litchfield County. A 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander was traveling northbound in North Canaan on Canaan Valley Road near Carlson Road when the SUV left the roadway, struck an embankment, and overturned, according to Connecticut State Police. The operator of the Outlander, Hartford County resident Deane William Moores, age 44, of Plainville, succumbed to injuries he suffered, said police. The crash is now under investigation.
Fatal Crash: 15-Year-Old CT Girl ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized After Car Hits Tree Fatal Crash: 15-Year-Old CT Girl ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized After Car Hits Tree
Fatal Crash: 15-Year-Old CT Girl ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized After Car Hits Tree A girl was killed and four other young people were hospitalized after an overnight crash on a Connecticut roadway. It happened around 4:40 a.m. Sunday, June 25 in Windham County on Allen Hill Road near Route 205 in the small town of Brooklyn. A 2004 Toyota Prius, with five occupants, slammed into a tree before going down an embankment, according to Connecticut State Police. One of the passengers, Chanelle Edwards, age 15, of Griswold, was rushed to Day Kimbal Hospital in Putnam and pronounced dead. Another passenger, was brought to Hartford Hospital in critical condition. The t…
Fatal Crash: 27-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-84 Fatal Crash: 27-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-84
Fatal Crash: 27-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-84 Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash on a stretch of Interstate 84. It happened around 5:50 p.m. Saturday, June 17 in Tolland County, in the town of Vernon. A 2014 Honda RGL was traveling westbound in the center lane and a 2009 Nissan Altima was traveling in the left lane when the Altima sideswiped the pickup truck, then overcorrected causing the Nissan to strike the median and roll over, Connecticut State Police said. The collision caused disabling damage to the Altima and minor damage to the pickup truck.   The operator of the Nissan, Alejandr…