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45-Year-Old Danbury Woman Killed, Man Critical In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash 45-Year-Old Danbury Woman Killed, Man Critical In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash
45-Year-Old Danbury 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
News
COVID-19: Danbury Hospital Now Offering Drive-Through Testing COVID-19: Danbury Hospital Now Offering Drive-Through Testing
Covid-19: Danbury Hospital Now Offering Drive-Through Testing Danbury Hospital has become the latest medical facility to provide “drive-through” testing for coronavirus. This week, doctors and nurses in Danbury began providing mobile testing on hospital grounds to allow for faster, safer, testing without potential patents even having to leave their vehicles. Mobile testing sites feature multiple lanes for area residents to drive into, get tested in their cars by doctors or nurses, and then drive away within minutes. Those tests are then sent to a lab to determine whether the patient is positive for coronavirus without risking exposure to patients or h…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Man From Area Killed In I-84 Wrong-Way Crash Man From Area Killed In I-84 Wrong-Way Crash
Man From Area 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
One Dead, One Injured In Single-Vehicle I-84 Crash One Dead, One Injured In Single-Vehicle I-84 Crash
One Dead, One Injured In Single-Vehicle I-84 Crash One person was killed and another injured in a single-vehicle crash on I-84 westbound, Connecticut State Police said. The crash took place around 7:45 p.m., Thursday, July 25,  near Exit 18 in Waterbury when the driver of the vehicle lost control and struck the metal beam guardrail, said the Connecticut State Police. Both the driver and a passenger were ejected from the vehicle, state police said. One sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The other occupant, a passenger identified as William Lionel Torre-Dejesus of Waterbury, was transported to Waterbury …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Road Closures, Detours In Place During Police Standoff North Of I-84 Road Closures, Detours In Place During Police Standoff North Of I-84
Road Closures, Detours In Place During Police Standoff North Of I-84 A man who held police at bay for more than 14 hours was arrested after striking a Connecticut State Trooper while surrendering to police.  During a search of his home, troopers found numerous weapons. The incident began around 2 a.m. Monday when state police, along with Southbury officers, responded to a domestic violence call at the home of Joseph Michael Stotz, 38, of Southbury, said Trooper Kelly Grant. Upon arrival, officers made contact with Stotz who immediately barricaded himself in the home, Grant said. The state police Tactical Unit was deployed in an attempt to get Stotz to come…

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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