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Driver Crashes Into Bear On Busy CT Highway Driver Crashes Into Bear On Busy CT Highway
Driver Crashes Into Bear On Busy CT Highway Although a driver emerged without injuries after colliding with a bear on a busy Connecticut highway, the animal did not fare the same. The crash happened in Litchfield County on Sunday, July 21 just before 9 p.m., when a 2015 MINI Cooper struck a bear on Route 8 South near Exit 45 in Torrington, according to Connecticut State Police. Arriving troopers began an investigation and determined that the bear ran into the road in front of the car, which was unable to avoid hitting it.  The driver of the MINI Cooper was not injured in the crash. However, the bear was killed and was found blo…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Woman Narrowly Escapes Fast-Approaching Tractor Trailer On I-495 In Central Mass Woman Narrowly Escapes Fast-Approaching Tractor Trailer On I-495 In Central Mass
Woman Narrowly Escapes Fast-Approaching Tractor Trailer On I-495 In Central Mass A woman narrowly dodged a potentially fatal crash where a speeding tractor trailer barreled into the back of a disabled van on the side of a highway Saturday evening, authorities said. The woman had pulled over into the breakdown lane on I-495 South in Boxborough when she noticed a fast-approaching tractor trailer behind her, Boxborough Police said on Facebook.  Earlier this evening, the Boxborough Police Department and Boxborough Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle crash... Posted by Boxborough Police Officer's Association on Saturday, July 16, 2022 The woman was able to exit…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Western Massachusetts Man Killed After Losing Control Of Vehicle, Police Say Western Massachusetts Man Killed After Losing Control Of Vehicle, Police Say
Western Massachusetts Man Killed After Losing Control Of Vehicle, Police Say A 59-year-old man was killed after he lost control of his car negotiating a curve and collided head-on with another vehicle in the opposite lane, according to police. The crash took place shortly before 8:30 p.m., Monday, July 5, in Worcester County, near 49 South Main St., in Athol, said the Northwestern District Attorney's Office. The man, from the Town of Orange in Franklin County, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, the DA's Office said.  The driver of the other vehicle was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Athol firefighter…

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by Kathy Reakes