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45-Year-Old Woman Killed, Man Critical In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash 45-Year-Old Woman Killed, Man Critical In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash
45-Year-Old Woman Killed, Man Critical In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash A 45-year-old Connecticut woman is dead and a man is in critical condition following a wrong-way driver crash on I-84. The collision took place in New Haven County around 6:20 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 10, in Waterbury. A 2004 Honda Accord was traveling in the wrong direction on I-84 when it caused two other vehicles to crash, said the Connecticut State Police. Killed in the crash was 45-year-old Fairfield County resident Francisa Jessennia Cortez-Arias of Danbury. The driver, a 32-year-old Danbury man, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to Waterbury Hospital, state…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Man Killed In I-84 Wrong-Way Crash Man Killed In I-84 Wrong-Way Crash
Man Killed In I-84 Wrong-Way Crash Funeral services have been set for a Newtown business owner and Greenwich High School graduate who was one of two people killed in a wrong-way crash on I-84. According to Connecticut State Police, Diego Fernando Jimenez, 48, of Newtown, died following a wrong-way crash around 1 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 14, on I-84 in Southbury. State Police said the crash occurred when David Hozer, 46, of Southbury, was traveling the wrong way on westbound I-84 when his 2011 Audi Q5 struck a limousine Jimenez was driving. Jimenez died about an hour after the crash at Waterbury Hospital. Hozer died Sunday…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Faces Host Of Charges After Fleeing 115 MPH I-84 Chase On Foot Man Faces Host Of Charges After Fleeing 115 MPH I-84 Chase On Foot
Man Faces Host Of Charges After Fleeing 115 MPH I-84 Chase On Foot A local man faces a host of charges after taking police on a high-speed chase reaching speeds of 115 miles per hour in a stolen vehicle. Nathaniel Calloway, 28, was arrested after Connecticut State Troopers attempted to stop him on Monday on I-84 for a suspended vehicle registration, Trooper Kelly Grant said. When the trooper pulled out to stop Calloway he sped up reaching speeds of 115 mph before the trooper lost sight of him, Grant said. A minute or so later, the trooper came upon the vehicle that had rolled on the right shoulder of I-84. As he approached the vehicle, Calloway jumped out…

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by Kathy Reakes