SUV Crashes Into Cement Pillar Under I-91 In Western Mass SUV Crashes Into Cement Pillar Under I-91 In Western Mass
SUV Crashes Into Cement Pillar Under I-91 In Western Mass No one was injured when an SUV slammed into a concrete highway pillar under I-91 in Western Massachusetts. Crews from the Holyoke Fire Department responded to the single-car crash on Westfield Road in Holyoke early on Tuesday, June 22, the department said. The driver was fine and the vehicle was removed. 
CT State Trooper, K-9 Hit By Drunk Driver, Police Say CT State Trooper, K-9 Hit By Drunk Driver, Police Say
CT State Trooper, K-9 Hit By Drunk Driver, Police Say A Connecticut State trooper and his K-9 partner were unharmed when their police cruiser was hit by an alleged impaired driver. The crash took place around 1:53 a.m., Friday, June 4, when the trooper was traveling northbound on I-91 in a construction zone in Hartford and was hit by a vehicle driven by Richard Harris, 57, of West Hartford, said state police. An investigation found that Harris was driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, state police said. Harris was arrested and charged: DUI in a construction zone Failure to maintain proper lane in a construction zone Failure to ob…
Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Police Officers In Western Mass Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Police Officers In Western Mass
Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Police Officers In Western Mass A 32-year-old Western Mass man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot two police officers. On Saturday, May 22, a man in Hampshire County threatened to get a gun and shoot two Northampton police officers working a detail, said the Northampton Police. On Monday, May 25, police received an arrest warrant for the man, a resident of Northampton, who was located but when police attempted to arrest him he was able to get into his vehicle took off at a high rate of speed. The man was later stopped on I-91 by the Massachusetts State Police and placed under arrest.
State Police Asking For Help IDing Victim Of Fatal CT Crash State Police Asking For Help IDing Victim Of Fatal CT Crash
State Police Asking For Help IDing Victim Of Fatal CT Crash State police are asking the public for help identifying the victim of a violent fatal crash on I-91 in Hartford County. The crash took place around 5:40 p.m., Monday, May 24, north of exit 23 in Rocky Hill, said the Connecticut State Police. According to state police, the crash was so intense they have been unable to determine who the driver is, or what kind of Ford vehicle they were driving when it slammed into a bridge abutment. Before the crash, the driver was heading north on I-91 in the left lane when it left the highway, went into the grass median, hit a concrete bridge support befor…
Wrong-Way Driver Hits State Police Cruiser On I-91 In Connecticut Wrong-Way Driver Hits State Police Cruiser On I-91 In Connecticut
Wrong-Way Driver Hits State Police Cruiser On I-91 In Connecticut A Connecticut woman was arrested after allegedly hitting a police vehicle while driving in the wrong direction on I-91, while drunk.  Latifah Roldan, age 31, of East Hartford, was arrested by Connecticut State Police, on Sunday, May 2, following the incident which took place in the area of Exit 36 in Windsor, said the Connecticut State Police. According to police, troopers responded to the area after receiving multiple calls around 1:30 a.m., that a Toyota sedan was driving southbound in the northbound lane. Troopers who located the vehicle near Exit 33 in East Hartford, were struck b…
CT Man, 69, Killed On His Birthday In Single-Vehicle Crash CT Man, 69, Killed On His Birthday In Single-Vehicle Crash
CT Man, 69, Killed On His Birthday In Single-Vehicle Crash A 69-year-old Connecticut man was killed on his birthday after he plowed into the back of a parked vehicle while getting off of I-91. Richard Vining, of Branford, was killed around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 29, in Middletown, when he was exiting I-91 southbound when he hit an unoccupied parked vehicle, said the Connecticut State Police. The impact caused his vehicle to overturn onto its left side and proceeded to penetrate through the metal beam guide rail adjacent to the acceleration lane, state police said. Both vehicles were towed from the scene due to the disabling damage.  T…
Police Officer Interrupts Burglary In Progress At CT Store Police Officer Interrupts Burglary In Progress At CT Store
Police Officer Interrupts Burglary In Progress At CT Store Police in Connecticut continue to investigate after an officer interrupted a burglary in progress at a store. The incident took place around 3 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 11, at JJ's News & Variety at 255 Main St., in Windsor Locks when the officer interrupted the burglar, said Windsor Locks Police. A piece of curbing was thrown through the window to gain access, police said. The suspect fled in a light gray Nissan Altima north on Route 159 and was pursued until it entered I-91, police said. The case is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 860-627-1461…
CT Woman Driving Wrong Way On Highway Nabbed For DUI CT Woman Driving Wrong Way On Highway Nabbed For DUI
CT Woman Driving Wrong Way On Highway Nabbed For DUI A Connecticut woman was arrested for DUI after causing a crash while driving in the wrong direction on I-91. Jessica Cruz, 42, was arrested around 10:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 18, by Connecticut State troopers who had been attempting to stop the East Hartford resident. The efforts to stop Cruz began after Troop H in Hartford received numerous 911 reporting a wrong-way driver on I-91 in the area of the Windsor/Hartford line, said the Connecticut State Police. Troopers responded to the area and spotted Cruz traveling southbound in the northbound lane of the highway, who narrowly missed colliding…
Murder Charges Filed Against City Man For Deadly, Double-Shooting Murder Charges Filed Against City Man For Deadly, Double-Shooting
Murder Charges Filed Against City Man For Deadly, Double-Shooting After months of investigation, a suspect has been arrested in the killing of two people who were shot as they sat in a car at a Connecticut parking lot. Gregory Chrichlow, 21, of Springfield, has been arrested and faces two murder charges in connection with the August killing of Jennifer Hicks, 20, of Springfield, and Gregory Scott, 24, according to the Associated Press. Motivated by a gang feud, Chrichlow allegedly shot Hicks and Scott following a 34-mile race down I-91 from Springfield, Massachusetts, to Manchester, Connecticut. The shooting happened on Aug. 2. State Police responded to …
Unseen, Fatal SUV Roll-Over Crash Discovered On I-91; Victim ID'd Unseen, Fatal SUV Roll-Over Crash Discovered On I-91; Victim ID'd
Unseen, Fatal SUV Roll-Over Crash Discovered On I-91; Victim ID'd Police are investigating the discovery of a dead person found in a rolled-over vehicle on the side of I-91. On Thursday, Nov. 12, around 12:15 p.m. Connecticut State Troopers, Troop H-Hartford, said they believe a single-vehicle fatal rollover accident occurred sometime during the early morning hours, but wasn’t found until later. The driver in the fatal crash is Radoslaw Kazmierczak, 45, of Rocky Hill The rollover happened near the Exit 28 off-ramp in the town of Wethersfield, police said. The highway was closed for about an hour around noon to allow police to investigate further. The e…
The Wait Is Over: MA Highway Exit Numbers Changing In October The Wait Is Over: MA Highway Exit Numbers Changing In October
The Wait Is Over: MA Highway Exit Numbers Changing In October It's been a long time coming, but exit numbers on Massachusetts' highways are set to change in October. Announced a year ago, the plan to get Massachusetts’ highways in-line with the federal exit numbering strategy - a “milepost-based system” - will soon be visible to motorists, WCVB reports. Massachusetts Department of Transportation has created an interactive map - newmassexits.com - showing the new highway exit numbers. Almost all Massachusetts highways, interstates, freeways that have exit numbers will be impacted. There are a few spots in Lowell that will remain the same.  Driver…
Police ID Suspect In Workplace Shooting Police ID Suspect In Workplace Shooting
Police ID Suspect In Workplace Shooting Police have identified the suspect in a workplace shooting that happened on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 22. Alan Rosario of Springfield has been arrested in relation to a shooting at a 105 Edwin Road business in a South Windsor industrial/office park, according to WesternMass News. There were two victims in the shooting: the intended target, who was shot, and a second man who may have caught shrapnel from the gunfire in his body, or been shot himself, police said. In both cases, the injuries were non-life-threatening, police said. The incident is under investigation. The shooting happen…