Hit-Run SUV Driver Wanted For Hitting Ambulance Garage, Police Say Hit-Run SUV Driver Wanted For Hitting Ambulance Garage, Police Say
Hit-Run SUV Driver Wanted For Hitting Ambulance Garage, Police Say The Connecticut State Police are asking the public for help locating a white Ford Escape that allegedly hit an ambulance bay door and fled.  The incident took place in Windham County around 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 13, in Danielson. Video surveillance shows the SUV entered the parking lot of K-B Ambulance Corps on Westcott Road in Danielson where it backed up and struck one of the bay doors, said the Connecticut State Police. The SUV can be seen leaving the area and heading east on Westcott Road.  Police said the SUV should have rear-end damage. Anyone with information is asked…
Police ID 62-Year-Old Chicopee Man Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash: Report Police ID 62-Year-Old Chicopee Man Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash: Report
Police ID 62-Year-Old Chicopee Man Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash: Report Authorities announced this week the identity of the man killed in a hit-and-run crash last month in Chicopee, a report said. Though, the person responsible for his death remains at large.  Gary Turcotte, 62, of Chicopee was identified by investigators as the man killed in the Nov. 30 crash in the 950 block of Chicopee Street, MassLive reported.  Police found Turcotte on the ground with serious wounds when they arrived at the scene around 5:30 p.m., Chicopee police said. Responders rushed him to an area hospital, where he died of his injuries days later.  Investigators are st…
Police Seek To Locate Driver In Hit-Run Bristol Crash Police Seek To Locate Driver In Hit-Run Bristol Crash
Police Seek To Locate Driver In Hit-Run Bristol Crash Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help identifying a truck allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash. The crash took place in Hartford County on Farmington Avenue on Tuesday, Dec. 6 in Bristol. Bristol Police say the truck appears to be a white Nissan Titan with a black front driver's side wheel and a ladder rack in the truck's bed.  Police did not say if anyone was seriously injured or provide details of the crash.  Anyone with any information can contact Officer Kevin Cyr at 860-584-3000 ext. 3254 or at kevincyr@bristolct.gov and reference BPD Case #22-41867. Th…
Second Person Fatally Struck By Car On Same Street In Chicopee This Week Second Person Fatally Struck By Car On Same Street In Chicopee This Week
Second Person Fatally Struck By Car On Same Street In Chicopee This Week A pedestrian has been fatally struck by a car on the same street in Chicopee for this second time this week, Western Mass News reports.  Police responded to the crash near Jenrose Liquors on Chicopee Street around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, Chicopee Police said on Facebook.  While the person's condition was immediately unknown, Western Mass News said the victim died on Thursday. The incident is being called a hit-and-run, the outlet said citing Chicopee Police. 7:10pm update: Chicopee St is now open **************Road Closed*********** Chicopee St is closed in the area of... …
Northampton Man Who Told Police He Hit Deer, Admits To Killing Woman, Gets 5 Years: DA Northampton Man Who Told Police He Hit Deer, Admits To Killing Woman, Gets 5 Years: DA
Northampton Man Who Told Police He Hit Deer, Admits To Killing Woman, Gets 5 Years: DA A Northampton man who pleaded guilty to running over and killing a 45-year-old woman last year despite telling police he hit a deer the night before will spend the next five years in prison, authorities said.  Peter E. Toomey, 53, was sentenced to five years in prison and will lose his license for 15 years after he admitted to leaving the scene of a death, lying to police, and negligent motor vehicle homicide, the Northwestern Assistant District Attorney's said. He must also serve five years on probation after he gets out of jail.  Toomey killed Rhonda Thompson as s…
Police Locate Car In Crash That Killed Fairfield County Man Police Locate Car In Crash That Killed Fairfield County Man
Police Locate Car In Crash That Killed Fairfield County Man Police have located a car that hit and killed a Connecticut man and then fled the scene. The crash took place in Litchfield County around 5:11 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8, in New Milford. Fairfield County resident Galo Rafael Guaman-Sarmiento, age 61, of Danbury, was crossing Danbury Road when he was struck by a 2013-2016 black Ford Fusion, said the New Milford Police. The driver, who has not been found, fled the scene, and Guaman-Sarmiento was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Police have been searching for the Fusion since the crash and located it on Saturday, Nov. 12, police said. …
CT Man Accused Of Striking 4 Pedestrians With SUV, Killing 2 In Hit-Run Crash CT Man Accused Of Striking 4 Pedestrians With SUV, Killing 2 In Hit-Run Crash
CT Man Accused Of Striking 4 Pedestrians With SUV, Killing 2 In Hit-Run Crash A 34-year-old man is facing charges after police said he struck four pedestrians with an SUV, killing two people in Connecticut last year. Hartford County resident Shawn Wright, of Windsor, was arrested at about 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, Connecticut State Police reported.  He was charged with evading responsibility - resulting in death and interfering with an officer, State Police said. Troopers responded to I-91 northbound in Wethersfield near Exit 27 at about 4 a.m. on Sept. 19, 2021, to investigate a crash, authorities said. Police said troopers determined that four pe…
Man Charged In Hit-Run That Killed 20-Year-Old Central Mass Woman Man Charged In Hit-Run That Killed 20-Year-Old Central Mass Woman
Man Charged In Hit-Run That Killed 20-Year-Old Central Mass Woman A 24-year-old man has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that took the life of a 20-year-old woman in Shrewsbury over the weekend, authorities said. Investigators said that Ghufran Mutar, of Shrewsbury, was crossing Route 9 at South Street when she was struck by a car just after 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office reports. Mutar was taken to a nearby hospital where she later died. Police then searched for the suspected vehicle, which was identified as a Dodge Journey, after it left the scene. The driver, Jerry Santiago Jr., w…
Springfield Bicyclist, 62, Killed In East Longmeadow Hit-And-Run: Police Springfield Bicyclist, 62, Killed In East Longmeadow Hit-And-Run: Police
Springfield Bicyclist, 62, Killed In East Longmeadow Hit-And-Run: Police A 62-year-old bicyclist from Springfield was the victim of a hit-and-run in East Longmeadow, authorities said.  The man was struck by a car at the intersection of North Main Street and Speight Arden around 6:20 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, East Longmeadow Police said on Facebook.  The intersection of North Main Street and Speight Arden where the hit-and-run occurredGoogle Maps He was taken to a local hospital where he later died, according to police. Officers later learned the involved vehicle kept driving down North Main Street after hitting the bicyclist.  The suspected driver, 27-year…
CT Man Nabbed For Fatal Hit-Run Charged With Manslaughter, Police Say CT Man Nabbed For Fatal Hit-Run Charged With Manslaughter, Police Say
CT Man Nabbed For Fatal Hit-Run Charged With Manslaughter, Police Say A Connecticut man has been nabbed for a hit-and-run crash that killed a 52-year-old. Jahbez Copeland, age 23, of South Windsor, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 26, by Hartford Police for the crash which took place on Saturday, Jan. 1 in the area of Main and Battles Street. On Jan. 1, patrol officers responded to the area of Main Street at Battles Street on a report of a serious crash involving a pedestrian, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police.  Upon arrival, officers located Michael A. Brown, of Windsor, in the roadway, unresponsive, suffering from seve…
Hadley Police ID Type Of Van That Critically Injured 13-Year-Old Boy In Hit-And-Run Hadley Police ID Type Of Van That Critically Injured 13-Year-Old Boy In Hit-And-Run
Hadley Police ID Type Of Van That Critically Injured 13-Year-Old Boy In Hit-And-Run Hadley police believe they've determined the type of van that sped away after critically injuring a 13-year-old boy in a hit-and-run crash earlier this week.  Surveillance video showed a white van with no descriptive markings plow into the teenager Tuesday morning as he crossed Route 9 near the Hampshire Juvenile Court area, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. After analyzing the footage, investigators believe it was a 2004 Ford Econoline van. It would have damage to the front, passenger-side corner, and passenger-side window.  The boy remains in critical condit…
Barre Man Drove Into State Police Trooper During Early-Morning Chase: Police Barre Man Drove Into State Police Trooper During Early-Morning Chase: Police
Barre Man Drove Into State Police Trooper During Early-Morning Chase: Police A 34-year-old man ran over a state trooper and crashed into multiple cruisers during an early morning chase that started in Methuen and ended with a wreck in Lowell, authorities said.  Eric Duffy of Barre faces nearly ten charges after Massachusetts State Police said he attempted to escape handcuffs just before 1 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1.  The chase started when a trooper stopped Duffy's Honda Accord after someone reported him for driving erratically on 495 in Metheun, authorities said. He initially stopped but sped off moments later. He led police through Lowell to the Boston Ro…