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11-Month-Old Killed, Woman Seriously Injured In Overnight Crash In Region 11-Month-Old Killed, Woman Seriously Injured In Overnight Crash In Region
11-Month-Old Killed, Woman Seriously Injured In Overnight Crash In Region An infant was killed overnight in a single-vehicle crash on a busy Connecticut roadway. The Hartford County crash happened just before 2 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 on southbound I-91 in Enfield. According to Connecticut State Police, a 2006 Honda Accord was traveling in the right lane north of Exit 45 when it collided with a metal-beam guardrail.  The Accord then rolled over and came to a stop in a grassy area to the right of the roadway. The driver, a 30-year-old New Britain woman, was transported by Windsor EMS to Hartford Hospital with serious injuries. The lone passenger, an 11-month-…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hit-Run Crash: ID Released For 20-Year-Old Massachusetts Woman Struck, Killed By Car On I-91 Hit-Run Crash: ID Released For 20-Year-Old Massachusetts Woman Struck, Killed By Car On I-91
Hit-Run Crash: ID Released For 20-Year-Old Massachusetts Woman Struck, Killed By Car On I-91 Police have released the identity of a 20-year-old woman killed by a hit-and-run driver as they ask for witnesses to the crash in Connecticut. Hampden County resident Yaseri Cortes, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was struck around 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 in Hartford County. Police report Cortes was standing in the center lane and was struck directly by a car on southbound I-91 in Enfield. She suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Earlier report: Woman Struck, Killed By Car In Hit-Run I-91 Crash In Enfield After striking Cortes, the driver continue…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Struck, Killed By Car In Hit-Run I-91 Crash Near CT-MA Border Woman Struck, Killed By Car In Hit-Run I-91 Crash Near CT-MA Border
Woman Struck, Killed By Car In Hit-Run I-91 Crash Near Ct-ma Border A woman was killed after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-rush crash, according to Connecticut State Police. It happened around 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 in Hartford County. The woman, whose identity has not yet been released, was struck directly by a car on southbound I-91 in Enfield. She suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The car, which was traveling in the center lane just north of Exit 48, fled the scene, continuing southbound, according to state police. Anyone who witnessed the crash is being asked to contact Trooper Michael Dean at 860-543…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Kidnapped Victim In Springfield, Fled State: Police Man Kidnapped Victim In Springfield, Fled State: Police
Man Kidnapped Victim In Springfield, Fled State: Police A Hartford man is facing charges after he was caught in Connecticut following his kidnapping of an adult victim in Springfield, police said.  On Monday, Jan. 16 around 8 p.m., state police in Connecticut were told of an active kidnapping that had happened in Springfield and were alerted that the suspect's gold Chevy Malibu with a temporary license plate was traveling south on I-91 toward Hartford County.  State troopers then found the vehicle on I-91 southbound just before Exit 36 in Windsor and pulled it over. Inside the car, police determined that the vehicle's adult p…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man, Woman -- Both Age 25 From Massachusetts -- Killed In Wrong-Way Crash In CT Man, Woman -- Both Age 25 From Massachusetts -- Killed In Wrong-Way Crash In CT
Man, Woman -- Both Age 25 From Massachusetts -- Killed In Wrong-Way Crash In CT A 25-year-old man and woman were killed after crashing into another vehicle while allegedly driving in the wrong direction on I-91. The crash took place in Hartford County around 12:35 a.m., Friday, Sept. 23 in Windsor. According to the Connecticut State Police, A Nissan Altima was traveling northbound on I-91 in Windsor, when the vehicle ran head-on into a Kawaski Tracer. Both the Nissan's driver, Dominique Loiselle, of Brighton, Massachusetts, and the passenger, James Bowen, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, were pronounced dead at the scene, state police said. The driver of the Kawaski, 34…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Seek Witnesses Of Fiery 2-Vehicle Crash That Killed Driver In Region Police Seek Witnesses Of Fiery 2-Vehicle Crash That Killed Driver In Region
Police Seek Witnesses Of Fiery 2-Vehicle Crash That Killed Driver In Region 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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23-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Rollover I-91 Crash, Police Say 23-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Rollover I-91 Crash, Police Say
23-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Rollover I-91 Crash, Police Say Connecticut State Police are asking for witnesses to a crash in which a man was seriously injured after hitting a metal guardrail and rolling over. The crash took place in Hartford County around 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 19 on I-91 in Rocky Hill, said state police. According to state police, Maxwell Henry Coddington, age 23, of Rocky Hill, lost control of his Toyota Camry for an unknown reason and struck the metal beam guide rail off the right shoulder causing the car to roll over. Coddington was transported to Hartford Hospital for injuries sustained in the accident.  The case rema…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Found Sleeping In Stolen Car On I-91, Police Say Man Found Sleeping In Stolen Car On I-91, Police Say
Man Found Sleeping In Stolen Car On I-91, Police Say A man is facing a host of charges after police say he was found sleeping inside a stolen vehicle in Connecticut. On Friday, Nov. 26, at approximately 2 p.m., Connecticut State Police troopers responded to the area of I-91, Exit 6 in New Haven after a report of an unresponsive man sitting in a parked vehicle. Upon arrival, the man was determined to have been sleeping in the right shoulder of the I-91 southbound 6 entrance ramp, Connecticut State Police said. He was identified as Edwin Leon-Guerrero, age 47, of  New Haven. During the investigation, troopers observed common in…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Nabbed For DUI After Crash Causing I-91 Closure, Police Say Man Nabbed For DUI After Crash Causing I-91 Closure, Police Say
Man Nabbed For DUI After Crash Causing I-91 Closure, Police Say A major Connecticut roadway was shut down for more than two hours after an alleged drunk driver lost control of his tractor-trailer and smashed into several guide rails. The crash took place around 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 13 in New Haven County on I-91 in Wallingford. According to the Connecticut State Police, a flat-bed tractor-trailer, driven by Dennis Goncalves Medeiros, age 46, had been traveling on I-91 northbound, prior to Exit 13, when the tractor-trailer began to swerve across all three lanes on the roadway.  The tractor-trailer hit a metal guard rail located adjacent to the l…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Killed In Hit-Run Crash On I-91 In Region Two Killed In Hit-Run Crash On I-91 In Region
Two Killed In Hit-Run Crash On I-91 In Region An investigation is underway after a double-fatal hit-and-run crash in Connecticut overnight. It happened around 4:05 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 19 in Hartford County, near Exit 27 on I-91 in Wethersfield. Several individuals were standing in the roadway after having been involved in a previous crash, when they were hit by another vehicle traveling northbound, Connecticut State Police said.  After the collision, the vehicle failed to stop and evaded the scene.  Two individuals were pronounced dead and a third was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police ID Man Found Shot To Death In Vehicle On I-91 Police ID Man Found Shot To Death In Vehicle On I-91
Police ID Man Found Shot To Death In Vehicle On I-91 Connecticut State Police have identified a man found shot to death inside a car on I-91. Dominique Kendrick Miller, age 23, of Bloomfield, was found by state police in a car on I-91 in Hartford County in Windsor Locks. Miller was found around 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 29, after state police received a report of an unresponsive male on I-91 northbound.  Responding troopers located Miller inside of a vehicle suffering from apparent gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.  Detectives ask any witnesses to this fatal shooting to contact them at Troop H at 860-534-1040.&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes