Waterbury Teen Killed, Driver Fled: CT Man Faces Manslaughter Charges In Route 8 Crash
A Connecticut man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash on Route 8 that killed a Waterbury teenager and injured two others, state police said.
Carlos Beamonte, 39, of Shelton, was taken into custody Friday, Jan. 16, according to Connecticut State Police. The crash happened in the early morning hours of Jan. 12, 2025.
Beamonte is charged with second-degree manslaughter, two counts of assault with a motor vehicle, evading responsibility resulting in death, two counts of evading responsibility resulting in injury, and tampering with evidence, police said.
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New Haven Man Charged With OUI In Fatal North Haven Hit-Run After Months-Long Probe
Police say a New Haven man was intoxicated during a fatal hit-and-run crash last year.
Donny Oliveira, 45, was arrested Friday, Jan. 16, following a months-long investigation into a fatal motor vehicle crash that happened in September, North Haven police said.
Authorities did not release details on the crash, but the list of charges offers some context.
Oliveira is charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle, evading responsibility, operating a motor vehicle under the influence, operating a motor vehicle without minimum insurance, and the use of improper plates. He also faces charges of o…
CT Man Killed In Head-On Crash At Seymour Intersection; Teen Hospitalized
A Danbury man died after a violent, head-on crash that sent a woman to the hospital on Thursday, Jan. 15, authorities said.
Wade Meeker, 51, was found unresponsive behind the wheel of a Nissan Rogue after the head-on collision at Route 34 and Maiden Lane in Seymour, around 3:45 p.m., Seymour police said.
The crash happened at the intersection of Route 34, also known as Roosevelt Drive, and Maiden Lane, where Meeker's 2010 Nissan Rogue and a 2015 Dodge Charger collided head-on.
Moments before the crash, Seymour police received a warning from Monroe officers. Monroe officers repo…
Widow Of Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash Sees Support
Support is on the rise for the family of a wrong-way driver who police say was killed in a crash on the NJ Turnpike over the weekend.
A Ford pickup truck driven by Bruce Canfield, 44, of Pottstown, PA, was traveling south in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike early Saturday, Jan. 3, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. At the same time, a Honda sedan driven by a 39-year-old man from Poughkeepsie, NY, was traveling northbound, Lebron said.
The vehicles collided head-on near milepost 117.8, causing the Ford to strike a concrete barrier just before 3 a.m. in Ridgefield Park, according to…
