Middletown, CT
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Video: Car Hits Trooper, Firefighter At Scene Of Crash, CT State Police Say Video: Car Hits Trooper, Firefighter At Scene Of Crash, CT State Police Say Video: Car Hits Trooper, Firefighter At Scene Of Crash, CT State Police Say
Video: Car Hits Trooper, Firefighter At Scene Of Crash, CT State Police Say Connecticut State Police have released a graphic dashcam video that shows a driver hit a state trooper and a firefighter as they were helping at a crash. The incident took place in Middlesex County on Route 9 on Wednesday, Feb. 8 in Cromwell. According to state police, Firefighter Jon Anthony Bicking and Trooper William Atkins were working at the scene of a crash southbound near the merge lane of I-91. While investigating the accident and working the scene, a 2014 Honda Accord "lost control on the curved roadway, traveled through the grass gore area and entered from the side of the sc…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hartford, CT
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4 Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash Causing Hours-Long Closure On I-91 Stretch 4 Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash Causing Hours-Long Closure On I-91 Stretch 4 Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash Causing Hours-Long Closure On I-91 Stretch
4 Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash Causing Hours-Long Closure On I-91 Stretch A five-car crash on I-91 in Connecticut left four people with injuries and closed the highway for several hours. The crash took place in Hartford around 5:30 p.m. near Exit 32A on Sunday, Feb. 5, according to the Connecticut State Police. Police said right before the crash a 2021 Subaru Ascent was traveling in the right center lane, a 1998 Toyota 4Runner was traveling in the left lane, a 2017 Jeep Wrangler and a 2022 Nissan Rogue were traveling in the right lane, and a 2002 Toyota Camry was traveling in the left center lane. The Toyota Camry, driven by a 19-year-old Hartford County residen…

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by Kathy Reakes
Vernon-Rockville, CT
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Pinned Under Tractor-Trailer: Man Dead After Crash On I-84, CT State Police Say Pinned Under Tractor-Trailer: Man Dead After Crash On I-84, CT State Police Say Pinned Under Tractor-Trailer: Man Dead After Crash On I-84, CT State Police Say
Pinned Under Tractor-Trailer: Man Dead After Crash On I-84, CT State Police Say Police are looking for witnesses after a man was pinned under a tractor-trailer on Interstate 84 in Connecticut and killed.  The accident happened on Monday, Jan. 23 around 1:20 p.m. just before Exit 69 on I-84 eastbound in Tolland, according to state police.  According to authorities, a Mercedes sedan driven by the man who was killed had been traveling in front of a tractor-trailer in the right lane when it lost control in the snowy conditions. The tractor-trailer then struck the sedan on the driver's side, after which it became pinned under the larger vehicle.  The driver …

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by Ben Crnic
Hartford, CT
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Police Searching For Car In East Hartford Fatal Hit-Run Police Searching For Car In East Hartford Fatal Hit-Run Police Searching For Car In East Hartford Fatal Hit-Run
Police Searching For Car In East Hartford Fatal Hit-Run Police are searching for a silver car after a man was hit and killed by a hit-and-run driver in East Hartford. The victim was discovered when police responded to the intersection of Main and Pitkin streets in East Hartford around 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 18, said Officer Marc Caruso, of the East Hartford Police. Police found the man laying in the intersection with severe injuries. The East Hartford Fire Department was also on the scene and immediately initiated lifesaving measures, Caruso said. The victim was transported to Hartford Hospital by ASM where he was pronounced dead.  "A…

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by Kathy Reakes
New Haven, CT
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State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal I-91 Crash That Left Person Dead State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal I-91 Crash That Left Person Dead State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal I-91 Crash That Left Person Dead
State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal I-91 Crash That Left Person Dead Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal two-car crash that left one person dead. The crash took place in New Haven County around 8:10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5 on 1-91 northbound near Exit 15 in Wallingford. According to state police, a 2019 Hyundai Sonata Sport, driven by Anna Munafo, age 31, of Killingworth, was traveling in the left lane of three on I-91 northbound when it was hit head-on by a2017 Chevrolet Equinox, driven by Joan Hall, age 39, of New York City, after the Equinox ran off the roadway and crossed back into the northbound lane. After impact, the Sonata cam…

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by Kathy Reakes
Vernon-Rockville, CT
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State Police Seek Witnesses To Serious Injury CT Crash State Police Seek Witnesses To Serious Injury CT Crash State Police Seek Witnesses To Serious Injury CT Crash
State Police Seek Witnesses To Serious Injury CT Crash Connecticut State Police are asking for witnesses to a serious crash that severely injured a 67-year-old man to come forward. The crash took place in Tolland County on the Tolland Turnpike in the area of Daleville Road in the town of Willington on Wednesday, Jan. 4. When troopers arrived on the scene, they found Ernest Bruce Carlson, of Willington suffering from suspected serious injuries after running off the roadway and hitting a tree, state police said. Carlson was transported to Hartford Hospital by members of the Willington Fire Department.  Tolland Turnpike was closed for …

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by Kathy Reakes
Windham-Willimantic, CT
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33-Year-Old Driver Dies After Head-On Crash With CT State Police Vehicle 33-Year-Old Driver Dies After Head-On Crash With CT State Police Vehicle 33-Year-Old Driver Dies After Head-On Crash With CT State Police Vehicle
33-Year-Old Driver Dies After Head-On Crash With CT State Police Vehicle A 33-year-old woman died from injuries she sustained in a head-on crash with a Connecticut State Police vehicle on Route 6 in Connecticut. The crash happened in the Windham County town of Chaplin at about 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21, Connecticut State Police reported. Lindsey Bidwell, of Windham, was driving a 2017 Nissan Maxima west on Route 6 near the intersection with Nyberg Road when she attempted to negotiate a right curve in the roadway, police said. The Nissan crossed over the double yellow centerline and entered into the eastbound lanes, colliding with an eastbound Connect…

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by Nicole Valinote
Hartford, CT
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58-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction I-84 Crash 58-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction I-84 Crash 58-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction I-84 Crash
58-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction I-84 Crash A 58-year-old Connecticut man was killed in a seven-vehicle chain-reaction crash on I-84. The crash took place in Hartford County around 5 a.m., on I-84 in West Hartford near Exit 44. According to the Connecticut State Police, Gary Michael Carter, of Enfield, was killed when his 2017 Volvo TT hit the back of a Connecticut transit bus stopped in traffic in the right center lane of four on I-84. State police said "for an unknown reason" Carter did not stop in time before colliding with the bus, which did not have any passengers.  After hitting the bus, the Volvo then collided with the …

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by Kathy Reakes
Norwich, CT
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Dump Truck Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle CT Crash Dump Truck Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle CT Crash Dump Truck Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle CT Crash
Dump Truck Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle CT Crash A Connecticut dump truck driver was killed and a passenger injured during a single-vehicle crash after hitting a tree. The crash took place in New London County around 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 7 in Groton. According to Capt. Greg McCarthy of the Groton Police, emergency dispatch received several 911 calls regarding a serious motor vehicle accident on Fort Hill Road in the area of Vergennes Court.  When officers arrived on the scene, they located a dump truck that had struck a tree on the south side of Fort Hill Road just east of Vergennes Court, McCarthy said. Offi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hartford, CT
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Female Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle In Connecticut Female Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle In Connecticut Female Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle In Connecticut
Female Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle In Connecticut An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on a Connecticut roadway and died at the hospital from her injuries. Officers in Hartford County responded to the Berlin Turnpike southbound in Wethersfield near Pawtucket Avenue at about 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, after receiving multiple reports about the crash, the Wethersfield Police Department reported. The pedestrian was found lying in the road suffering from serious injuries and was taken to Hartford Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead, police said. Police did not release her age or identity. Pre…

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by Nicole Valinote
Hartford, CT
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24-Year-Old CT Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash 24-Year-Old CT Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash 24-Year-Old CT Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash
24-Year-Old CT Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash A 24-year-old Connecticut man was killed in a two-vehicle crash early this morning.  The crash took place in Hartford around 2:40 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 29 in the area of Capitol Avenue at Laurel Street. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, patrol officers responded to the area for a report of a serious crash involving two vehicles.  Upon arrival, officers found a 2009 Nissan Rogue just east of the intersection in the middle of the roadway. They also found a gray 2020 Ford Fusion on the south curb of Capitol Avenue just east of the intersection wit…

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by Kathy Reakes
Torrington, CT
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Woman Struck, Killed While Attempting To Repair Tire On CT Roadway Woman Struck, Killed While Attempting To Repair Tire On CT Roadway Woman Struck, Killed While Attempting To Repair Tire On CT Roadway
Woman Struck, Killed While Attempting To Repair Tire On CT Roadway A woman was killed while attempting to repair a flat tire on a busy Connecticut roadway. The incident happened Wednesday, Oct. 19 at around 3:35 p.m. in Litchfield County on Route 8 in Thomaston. State Police troopers were dispatched to the area of Route 8 northbound between the Exit 39 on and off ramps for a report of a car vs pedestrian collision.  A preliminary investigation revealed that Karina Marie Lopez, age 26, of Torrington,  was operating her vehicle when it became disabled in the left lane due to a flat tire, state police said. Lopez attempted…

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by Joe Lombardi