Connecticut Fatal Accidents

A Cromwell man was sentenced Wednesday for fatally striking a tow truck driver who was on the job in North Haven on Interstate 91 in May 2022, according to court ...[...]

New Haven police say Juan Kortright, a 29-year-old city man, died from his injuries after being struck by a vehicle on Foxon Boulevard Wednesday.[...]

Services for James Benincasa of Connecticut, killed in a fiery crash in Virginia, are set for Thursday and Friday in Greenwich, an obituary says.[...]

The incident occurred Saturday afternoon in the area of Chapel Street and Union Street. The driver of the car remained at the scene, police said.[...]

An elderly person died in a car crash on Route 8 in Shelton on Saturday morning, according to state police. Police say the driver was found unconscious and not breathing ...[...]

A 43-year-old motorcyclist was killed Saturday in a crash on Chapel Street, according to the New Haven Police Department.[...]

A 43-year-old man died after a motorcycle collision on Saturday in New Haven. Police responded to the crash shortly after 4 p.m. Police say Chapel Street is closed ...[...]

Road fatalities are down 41% in Connecticut in the first three months ... police and DOT when motorists travel the wrong way on highway exit and entry ramps. The department aims to install about ...[...]

A driver died in a fiery crash earlier this week after their car erupted in flames, police said. The crash was reported around 9 p.m. Monday on Mashamoquet Road (Route 44) near the intersection with ...[...]

A driver has died following a crash on Route 44 in Pomfret on Thursday night, according to state police. The crash happened around 9:07 p.m., when a Subaru Crosstrek ...[...]

One person has died after a vehicle hit a tree along Route 44 in Pomfret, rolled over and caught fire on Thursday night, according to state police. State police said a 2024 Subaru Crosstrek was going ...[...]

A 22-year-old man from Connecticut is accused of killing a friend in a 2024 high-speed crash after losing control of his car while speeding around a curve, police said.Louis Marcantonio of Bethel was ...[...]

Buckland Hills Drive, from 345 Buckland Hills Drive to Slater Street, is currently closed while the investigation is underway, police said.[...]

A 58-year-old man from Connecticut who turned himself in to police this week is accused of being heavily intoxicated when he drove the wrong way on I-95 and caused a fatal head-on crash that killed a ...[...]

The driver is accused of driving north in the southbound lanes of I-95 and colliding with a vehicle. His BAC was above the legal limit.[...]

A Groton man is facing charges in connection with a fatal wrong-way crash on Interstate 95 in Westbrook last October, state police said. Troy Bree, 58, was charged ...[...]

State police have arrested a Groton man who is accused of driving the wrong way on Interstate 95 in Westbrook in October while he was intoxicated and causing a crash that killed another man. Just ...[...]

Virginia State Police is investigating a single-vehicle fiery crash that resulted in one fatality Sunday morning on Interstate 95.[...]

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) - A Connecticut man died in a single-vehicle crash Sunday morning on Interstate 95 in Hanover County. At 9:08 a.m. on Sunday, March 23, Virginia State Police (VSP ...[...]

A Hartford, Connecticut man standing outside his disabled commercial vehicle was hit and fatally injured in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 80 in Butler Twp. Friday afternoon, state police said.[...]

A Connecticut dentist who died in a single-engine ultralight glider crash last week is being remembered for his devotion to family, passion for flying, and unwavering kindness.Bradley Daar, 70, of ...[...]

On the day of the incident, police responded to Barbour and Westland streets around 2 p.m. for the report of armed individuals in a vehicle who were threatening others. The officers pulled a ...[...]

A man is dead and his wife injured after a single-vehicle crash in Hanover County on Sunday. Police were called just before 9:10 a.m. to the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Lewistown Road ...[...]

A bicyclist has died after being struck head-on by a person who was driving under the influence in East Windsor, police said. Police said they responded to Route 5, or John Fitch Boulevard, around ...[...]

NAUGATUCK, Conn. - Naugatuck police said that a man died and another was injured after a single-car crash last week. On March 14 at 8:30 a.m., police responded to the area of Gunntown Road for the ...[...]

Desruisseaux was taken into custody on March 13 and was processed on charges including negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, failure to maintain lane and providing a false statement. He was ...[...]

ROCKINGHAM, VT. (WWLP) - In Vermont, a man from Connecticut was killed when his SUV crashed into a fuel tanker truck on I-91 Saturday morning. Vermont State Police are now saying his 4-month-old ...[...]

A Connecticut community will gather later this week to celebrate the life of Yale Public Safety Officer Gregory Swiantek who died suddenly after suffering a severe medical event on March 12. Loved ...[...]

Connecticut State Police said James Desruisseaux, of Hyde Park, Mass., is charged with negligent homicide in a crash on I-84 that killed Carlos Vega of Enfield.[...]

A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly crash in Ashford that left Carlos Vega dead last year. A family is in mourning, left with many questions after their loved one was killed in a ...[...]

CLINTON, Conn. (WTNH ... The small aircraft crashed in the woods off of Cedar Lake Road in Deep River near the Chester Airport. He was airlifted to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he pronounced ...[...]

A 69-year-old Connecticut man was killed earlier this week when the glider plane he was in crash-landed in the woods, authorities said. Bradley Daar, of Clinton, was identified as the pilot of the ...[...]

NEW YORK - The pilot of a small glider plane has died after crashing near an airport in southern Connecticut, state police announced Saturday. Bradley Daar, 70, of Clinton, was piloting a single ...[...]

State police said the pilot, identified as 70-year-old Bradley Daar, of Clinton, was transported by LifeStar to the hospital and was later pronounced dead. Get top local stories in Connecticut ...[...]