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Politics
Local Drivers No Longer Spared Tolls Aimed At Out-Of-State Trucks? Keep Your Eye On Legislators
Gov. Ned Lamont's Republican challenger last fall, Bob Stefanowski, warned, "Give an inch, take a mile." Stefanowski predicted that Democrat Lamont of Greenwich, who once favored tolls for all drivers -- cars and trucks -- would revert back to that money-grabbing proposition once he got initial support for out-of-state trucks only. Earlier this year, Lamont and a coalition of business leaders, labor officials and state lawmakers called for the restoration of highway tolls to finance upgrades to the Connecticut’s crumbling transportation system -- which is expected to run a deficit in 2023 w…
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Attempting To Use Fraudulent Gift Cards Caught After I-95 Crash
A Connecticut man took police on a chase before crashing on I-95 after he attempted to use stolen gift cards. Officers from the Milford Police Department were dispatched to Town Fair Tire on Boston Post Road at approximately 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 18, when there was a report of a man attempting to use gift cards that were previously purchased using fraudulent credit card accounts. Police said that officers arrived at the store and found the suspect - later identified as New Haven resident Phillion Harvey - attempting to flee from the parking lot. A patrol car was positioned in front of Harv…
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed After Hitting Police Car During I-95 Chase
An area man was arrested after taking police on a chase on I-95, hitting a police cruiser and then fleeing on foot. Phillion Harvey, 46, of New Haven, after Milford Police responded to the Town Fair Tire on Boston Post Road around 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, for a report of a man attempting to use gift cards that were previously purchased using fraudulent credit card accounts, said Milford Police Officer Joseph Dempsey. Officers arrived and spotted Harvey in his vehicle attempting to leave the parking lot. The officer positioned the patrol vehicle in front of the suspect and init…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
State Police Announce Dates, Sites For Holiday Details
With a record number of travelers expected to hit the road this holiday season, Connecticut State Police are cautioning area residents to mind the rules of the road take it easy on the eggnog if they’re going to get behind the wheel. Fresh on the heels of one of the busiest Thanksgiving travel seasons, Americans getting ready to go on the move for the Christmas and New Year holidays. AAA estimates that a record-breaking 112.5 million travelers - more than a third of all Americans - are expected to visit family and friends for the holiday. AAA estimates that an estimated 102 million of those…
Stamford, CT
News
Expect Delays: New Round Of Tree Removal Scheduled For Merritt Parkway
A tree removal operation will lead to lane closures and delays on the Merritt Parkway during the weekend. The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced that there will be tree removal on Route 15 (Merritt Parkway) over the weekend in Greenwich, leading to temporary morning lane closures. The scheduled lane closures are expected to last from 6 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 1 and Sunday, Dec. 2 in both directions between exit 27 (Route 120A) and exit 31 (North Street #1). A moveable sign pattern will be utilized to help motorists navigate through the work zone, as crews cut dead…
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Here's How Many Crashes State Police Have Responded To So Far During Thanksgiving Holiday
Connecticut State Police officials have released the number of calls for services and vehicle crashes troopers have responded to so far entering Thanksgiving weekend, during the holiday enforcement period. As of early Saturday morning, state police received 5,046 calls for service since the start of Thanksgiving Holiday enforcement period. "We responded to a total of 244 reported accidents with unfortunately one of those accidents being a fatal motor vehicle accident," state police said. The fatal crash occurred on Route 15 in North Haven, claiming the life of a 29-year-old woma…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Woman, 29, Killed In Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 15
A 29-year-old New York City woman was killed in a horrific four-vehicle, chain-reaction crash that occurred early Thanksgiving morning. Nazgul Yussupova of Riverside Drive in Manhattan was the rear passenger in a Honda Civic that was rear-ended by a 2014 Infiniti shortly after 2:30 a.m. on northbound Route 15 in North Haven, Connecticut state police said. The fatality occurred after an earlier crash in which the driver of a 2016 Hyundai Elantra was pulled over in the right shoulder near Exit 64 after she was involved in another accident. The driver of the Elantra, Helen…
Fairfield, CT
Traffic
Hourlong Delays: Route 15 Crash With Injuries Closes Lane
Two people received minor injuries in a three-vehicle crash that blocked Route 15 at the Milford Parkway for about an hour. According to Connecticut State Police, the chain-reaction crash, which backed up traffic for several miles, occurred around 12:15 p.m. Thursday in Stratford. The crash was caused when the last of three vehicles traveling behind each other hit the back of the vehicle in front, which sent the second car into the back of the first vehicle, state police said. Two drivers were transported to Bridgeport Hospital with minor injuries. The roadway has reopened and traffic is …
Fairfield, CT
News
Search Called Off For Man Who Went Missing Amid Flooding In North Haven
A search for a missing man who may have been swept away by flood waters on Tuesday has been called off. North Haven Fire Chief Paul Januszewski said the search was called off around noon Wednesday after the entire area where the man had been reported missing was canvassed. The search for the homeless man who lives in a camp began after the department received a call for help at 7 a.m. Tuesday from a man who lives in a campsite near Banton Street due to the Quinnipiac River flooding. The Fire Department rescued the man, who was trapped in about four feet of water, using a boat, and he was t…
Fairfield, CT
Traffic
Weeks-Long Lane Closures Scheduled On Merritt Parkway
A bridge maintenance project on the Merritt Parkway will lead to lane closures and delays for more than a week in Fairfield County. The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced that the nighttime bridge project will take place on the parkway (Route 15) beginning on Monday, Sept. 17 in Norwalk. The closures are expected to take place from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night, from Sept. 17 through Friday, Sept. 28. During the project, motorists can expect lane closures in both directions in Norwalk between exit 38 (New Canaan Avenue) and Exit 39A (Route 7 South). While maintenance activity …
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Man Nabbed After High-Speed Chase On Merritt Parkway
Connecticut State Police were forced to use stop sticks to apprehend a motorist who took officers on a wild ride on Route 15. Members of the Wilton Police Department attempted to stop a Honda, driven by local resident Ijebol Holmes, on the Merritt Parkway at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Friday morning, when he sped away near the northbound exit 42 in Westport, state police said. The Honda was eventually spotted by a State Police trooper, still on the parkway, near exit 46 in Fairfield. When troopers attempted to stop Holmes near exit 52 in Trumbull, he allegedly sped up again in an attempt to…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Police To Ramp Up Roving Patrols, Sobriety Checkpoint Over Holiday Weekend
With one of the busiest driving weekends of the year fast approaching, local and state law enforcement agencies in Connecticut have plans to ramp up special enforcement details during the Memorial Day Weekend holiday. Police will be out in force during Memorial Day Weekend, targeting everything from motorists traveling too fast or while impaired, to those not wearing seatbelts or violating vehicle and traffic laws. Police said that they will use laser units for speed enforcement in both marked and unmarked cars during the holiday, including some in non-police vehicles, officials noted. Stat…
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