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4 Killed In Wrong-Way Overnight Crash On I-95 Stretch 4 Killed In Wrong-Way Overnight Crash On I-95 Stretch
4 Killed In Wrong-Way Overnight Crash On I-95 Stretch An investigation is underway after four people were killed in an overnight wrong-way crash on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut. Click here for a new, updated story: IDs Released Of 4 Killed In Wrong-Way Overnight Crash On I-95 Stretch It happened at around 1:25 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 25 in New Haven County on the southbound side when a Chevrolet Silverado was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes in West Haven, Connecticut State Police said.  The pickup truck then crashed into a Nissan Altima while in the left lane.  Following impact, the S…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fatal Christmas Morning Crash: Woman ID'd As Victim In 2-Vehicle Collision On CT Roadway Fatal Christmas Morning Crash: Woman ID'd As Victim In 2-Vehicle Collision On CT Roadway
Fatal Christmas Morning Crash: Woman ID'd As Victim In 2-Vehicle Collision On CT Roadway A New York woman was killed in a Christmas morning crash in Connecticut. It happened around 9:05 a.m. in Middlesex County on the I-91 northbound Exit 20 onramp in Middletown. A 2007 Toyota Corolla veered into the center lane and hit a 2019 Chrysler 300, according to state police. Both vehicles rolled into the grassy median. A 2019 Chrysler 300 was traveling near on-ramp in the center lane of three and a 2007 Toyota Corolla was traveling in the right lane to the right of the Chrysler.  For an unknown reason, the Corolla veered into the center lane and collided with the Chrysler,&…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver In Western Mass Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver In Western Mass
Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver In Western Mass Chicopee police are asking for the public's help identifying the driver of a vehicle they say was involved in a hit-and-run last week.  Authorities say a grey Infiniti crashed into a car near Montgomery and Grattan streets on Thursday, June 15, before speeding away. Luckily, no one was injured.  Investigators say the Infiniti has damage to the driver-side rear fender from the crash.  Officers released multiple photos of the car taken by surveillance video near the crash site.  Chicopee police ask anyone who recognizes the car or knows the driver to contact Officer…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Causes Fatal Crash In East Hartford, Claims Someone Else Drove, Police Say Drunk Driver Causes Fatal Crash In East Hartford, Claims Someone Else Drove, Police Say
Drunk Driver Causes Fatal Crash In East Hartford, Claims Someone Else Drove, Police Say An East Hartford man faces manslaughter charges after allegedly causing a fatal accident that left a Massachusetts woman dead and then telling authorities that he was not the driver, police said. East Hartford resident Ricardo Figueroa, age 24, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 16 for his role in a fatal Hartford County crash on Route 2 in East Hartford on March 13, 2022, that left one woman dead, according to state police.  On the day of the crash, which happened adjacent to the Route 2 westbound entrance ramp, a Toyota Corolla with three people inside had collided with a Hyund…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man, Teen Killed After Crash Involving Disabled Vehicle On CT Roadway Man, Teen Killed After Crash Involving Disabled Vehicle On CT Roadway
Man, Teen Killed After Crash Involving Disabled Vehicle On CT Roadway Two people were killed in a crash after they stepped out of a vehicle on a busy Connecticut roadway. It happened around 11:25 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 in New London County on I-395 in Montville. A 2002 Lexus ES 300 was disabled in the right shoulder on the northbound side, behind a parked 2008 Buick Enclave CXL, according to Connecticut State Police. A 2014 Volkswagen Passat was traveling northbound in the right lane and crossed over the white fog line into the right shoulder and struck both vehicles, and two pedestrians, police said. The Passat then struck the metal beam…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Driver Airlifted With Serious Injuries After 2-Vehicle CT Crash Driver Airlifted With Serious Injuries After 2-Vehicle CT Crash
Driver Airlifted With Serious Injuries After 2-Vehicle CT Crash A driver was airlifted to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries after a crash in Connecticut. It involved two vehicles and happened in Tolland County on I-84 eastbound at about 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 22 in Vernon, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said a 2007 Freightliner Conventional truck was eastbound near Exit 65 and traveled into the right shoulder, striking the trailer of a parked FRT tractor. The tractor was pushed into a light pole, authorities said. The driver of the Freightliner, a 44-year-old Georgia man, was extricated from the vehicle and airlifted to …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Police Seek Witnesses Of Fiery 2-Vehicle Crash That Killed Driver In CT Police Seek Witnesses Of Fiery 2-Vehicle Crash That Killed Driver In CT
Police Seek Witnesses Of Fiery 2-Vehicle Crash That Killed Driver In CT A driver was killed in a fiery two-vehicle crash on a highway in Connecticut. The crash happened in Hartford County on I-91 near Exit 44 in East Windsor at about 11:20 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14, according to Connecticut State Police. A southbound 2017 Kenworth truck and another southbound vehicle collided in the right lane, causing a fire to engulf both vehicles, police said. State Police do not know the make and model of the second vehicle. The driver of the Kenworth truck, a 24-year-old man from North Carolina, was hospitalized with suspected minor injuries, authorities said. Police said…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Drunk Truck Driver, Passenger Nabbed For Driving Into Wilmington Home: Police Drunk Truck Driver, Passenger Nabbed For Driving Into Wilmington Home: Police
Drunk Truck Driver, Passenger Nabbed For Driving Into Wilmington Home: Police Two men were arrested for driving under the influence and crashing their pickup truck into a home in Wilmington, authorities said.  Timothy Fortin, of Holyoke, was driving the truck when he and Robert Dupont, of Wilmington, drove into the home on Shawsheen Avenue around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, Wilmington Police said.  Police noted the two had fled the scene prior to their arrival and were found a short distance away. Both were taken to a local hospital for treatment and were released several hours later, police said.  The outside porch of the home was compl…

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by David Cifarelli
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31-Year-Old Man Fatally Struck By Semi-Trailer In CT 31-Year-Old Man Fatally Struck By Semi-Trailer In CT
31-Year-Old Man Fatally Struck By Semi-Trailer In CT A 31-year-old man was fatally struck by a semi-trailer truck on I-91 in Connecticut. The crash happened on I-91 South near Exit 21 in Cromwell at about 11:20 p.m. on Monday, July 18, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said Nicholas Davidowicz, of Newton, Massachusetts, was standing outside of a 2014 Toyota Prius that was parked in the right and center lanes, and a 2014 Cascadia Freightliner swerved to avoid a collision. Davidowicz ran from the center lane into the left lane, where he was struck by the Freightliner, State Police said.  The driver of the Freightliner lost co…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Older Massachusetts Couple Victims Of Double Fatal Crash In Boston Older Massachusetts Couple Victims Of Double Fatal Crash In Boston
Older Massachusetts Couple Victims Of Double Fatal Crash In Boston An older couple from Belmont were the victims of a recent fatal crash in Boston, authorities said. The 85-year-old man and 83-year-old woman died from the crash that occurred on Soldiers Field Road in Boston around 7:15 p.m. on Monday, June 27, Massachusetts State Police said.  Initial investigation revealed the 85-year-old man from Belmont was leaving a business in the area of 1800 Soldiers Field Road when he was struck by another vehicle, police said.  The three people in the other vehicle were taken to local hospitals with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, according …

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
One Dead, One Seriously Injured In Head-On CT Crash, Police Say One Dead, One Seriously Injured In Head-On CT Crash, Police Say
One Dead, One Seriously Injured In Head-On CT Crash, Police Say Police are investigating a head-on crash that left one person dead and another seriously injured in northern Connecticut. It happened just before 9 p.m. Saturday, April 2 in Litchfield County in the Town of New Hartford. A Torrington woman was driving a 2019 Hyundai Kona SEL westbound on Route 202 near Business Park Road when a 2016 Honda HR-V EX traveling eastbound crossed the double-yellow line into the westbound lane and the two vehicles collided head-on, Connecticut State Police said. The driver of the Honda, Kushtrim Bytyqi, age 35, of Torrington, was transported f…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Two Women Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In CT Two Women Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In CT
Two Women Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In CT Two drivers were killed in a wrong-way, head-on crash in Connecticut.  It happened at about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, on I-91 in New Haven County. A 2020 Toyota Camry XLE was going the wrong way, traveling south in the northbound lanes of the highway between Exit 17 and Exit 18 in Meriden, when it collided with a northbound 2012 BMW X5 Xdrive35i, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said the weather was clear at the time and traffic was light. The driver of the Toyota, identified as 21-year-old Charde Monet Spates, of New Haven, and the driver of the BMW, identifi…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
35-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle, Wrong-Way Crash In Region 35-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle, Wrong-Way Crash In Region
35-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle, Wrong-Way Crash In Region Police are investigating after a man was killed in a fiery wrong-way crash in Massachusetts. Massachusetts State Police said troopers responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash on Route 146 northbound in the Worcester County town of Uxbridge at about 9:40 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4. State Police said the driver of a 2004 Honda Accord was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as 35-year-old Jonathan Marmol, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Police said investigators found that Marmol crossed the median into the northbound side while he was driving south on Route 146 and struck…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Large Bear Killed After Being Struck By Two Vehicles In Connecticut Large Bear Killed After Being Struck By Two Vehicles In Connecticut
Large Bear Killed After Being Struck By Two Vehicles In Connecticut A large black bear was killed after being hit by two vehicles on Route 202 in Connecticut. The crash took place around 9:30 p.m., Friday, May 30, in Litchfield County, on Route 202 in the Town of Litchfield, near the Torrington line, said Will Healy with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. There were no major injuries to the drivers of the vehicles, the bear was deceased upon DEEP EnCon Police arriving at the scene, Healy said. The bear was untagged and uncollared, estimated to be between 175-200 pounds. Related story: Three Hospitalized After Moose Struck,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Car V. Pedestrian Hit-And-Run Sends 80-Year-Old Woman To Hospital Car V. Pedestrian Hit-And-Run Sends 80-Year-Old Woman To Hospital
Car V. Pedestrian Hit-And-Run Sends 80-Year-Old Woman To Hospital An 80-year-old woman is in the hospital following a hit-and-run collision with a motor vehicle that fled the scene. On Thursday, Feb. 25, at about 11 a.m. police responded to a report of a woman who had been struck by a motor vehicle lying on the ground in the area of 166 South Quinsigamond Ave. in Shrewsbury, police said. The victim was an 80-year-old Shrewsbury woman. She was transported to UMass hospital for treatment of serious injuries. The suspect vehicle had not stopped to help the woman, but witnesses gave police a description of the car. About 40 minutes later, a police officer…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
Man Charged For Hit-Run NY Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father Man Charged For Hit-Run NY Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father
Man Charged For Hit-Run NY Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father A man has been charged in connection to a hit-and-run crash that resulted in the death of the father of singer/model Nicki Minaj. While walking in the roadway in Mineola on Roslyn Road at the intersection of Raff Avenue on Friday, Feb. 12, at 6:15 p.m., Robert Maraj was hit by a northbound vehicle that left the scene of the crash, Nassau County Police said.  Earlier report - ID Released For Man Who Has Died After Being Struck By Vehicle At Long Island Intersection Maraj, age 64, of Mineola, was transported to an area hospital. On Sunday, Feb. 14, succumbed to his injuri…

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by Joe Lombardi