Connecticut Fatal Accidents

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) has reached out to the U.S. Department of Transportation for guidance to improve roadway safety and address traffic fatalities. Murphy ...[...]

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is calling for additional federal funding to help curb a post-pandemic trend that has led to Connecticut's roads becoming more dangerous than they have been in nearly half a ...[...]

A New Milford couple whose daughter was killed by a hit-and-run driver joined state and federal officials calling for increased safety as traffic deaths spike.[...]

The National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report released Wednesday outlines the '?substantial'? damage a plane carrying four Connecticut residents sustained during a deadly crash last ...[...]

A preliminary report from federal officials on the Sept. 8 plane crash that killed a Middletown teacher and student revealed few new details.[...]

Meriden police have arrested the stepfather of a 6-year-old boy who died after a go-kart crash in April.   The 6-year-old boy was driving a homemade go-kart at Kronenberger Park with his 4-year-old ...[...]

The lawsuit, filed in Superior Court, contends that both drivers were reckless and negligent during a fatal crash on Route 4 in 2023.[...]

An arrest has been made in relation to a go-kart crash that killed a 6-year-old boy in April in Meriden, according to police. Steven Stolfi was arrested on Sept. 24 and ...[...]

A person died during a crash New Hampshire State Police are investigating in New London on Sunday. New London and Sunapee police, as well as New London Hospital EMS and New London firefighters, were ...[...]

who investigators originally thought died in a crash on Route 7 just before Exit 2 in Norwalk in February, according to Connecticut State Police. On Feb. 4, state troopers responded to the crash ...[...]

15, 2021, Evangelista was traveling south on I-395 in Griswold when he slowed down ... have been operating that tractor trailer on that highway if he was unfamiliar with the route, he said.[...]

Police have identified the motorcyclist killed when he collided with an SUV in Bristol on Sunday morning.[...]

Police are investigating a fatal car accident on Sunday afternoon. Several roads are closed while authorities work to gather details about the incident. Chamberlain Road at Windsorville Road and ...[...]

Bristol police will be hanging the doors of the vehicle driven by Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy as a memorial for the men, who were killed in 2022.[...]

A fatal crash has closed several roads in East Windsor. Chamberlain Road is closed at Windsorville Road, according to police. Thrall Road is also closed. Police are asking people to avoid the area. No ...[...]

EAST WINDSOR, CT (WFSB) - Police are investigating ... to gather details about the incident. Chamberlain Road at Windsorville Road and Thrall Road are closed to ensure public safety and process ...[...]

A motorcyclist has died in a crash Sunday morning on Mountain Road in Bristol, according to police. First responders were called to the scene around 11 a.m. Police said ...[...]

Groton '? State police say two people were killed late Friday night when their pickup truck went off Interstate 95 at exit 87, struck a guardrail and tree and then caught fire. Police said the ...[...]

Police say an intoxicated Connecticut driver started a three-car, chain-reaction crash on I-91 in Hartford County that killed a 26-year-old woman and sent others to the hospital. Jada Marie Upshaw, of ...[...]

At 8:48 p.m. the Connecticut State Police responded to a multi--vehicle crash on I-91 South near exit 23 in Rocky Hill. The crash involved 3 vehicles, resulting in the death of the driver of vehicle 1 ...[...]

At 8:48 p.m. the Connecticut State Police responded to a multi--vehicle crash on I-91 South near exit 23 in Rocky Hill. The crash involved 3 vehicles, resulting in the death of the driver of vehicle 1 ...[...]

ROCKY HILL, CT (WFSB) - A driver was arrested for driving under the influence after a fatal cash on I-91 south in Rocky Hill Friday evening. The incident occurred around 8:48 p.m. when a 2011 BMW ...[...]

FARMINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) - A funeral procession will be held on Saturday for a Meriden man that died from injuries related to a motorcycle crash in August. Justin Gittings, 31, died on Sept.[...]

(AP) - A man fatally shot his 81-year-old wife and then took his own life at a Connecticut nursing home ... after delaying northbound traffic on Route 15 in... North Haven police say three ...[...]

Following the tragedy, local businesses and members of the community are raising money to support the young family.[...]

BOZRAH, CT (WFSB) - A man died in a motorcycle accident on Wednesday. Troopers identified him as Michael Austin, 42, from Yantic. Connecticut State Police said Austin was driving a motorcycle on ...[...]

BOZRAH, CT (WFSB) - A man died in a motorcycle accident on Wednesday. Troopers identified him as Michael Austin, 42, from Yantic. Connecticut State Police said Austin was driving a motorcycle on ...[...]

A 42-year-old Connecticut man was killed in a single-vehicle, early morning crash after he lost control of his Harley Davidson motorcycle and crashed, authorities said. Michael Ryan Austin, of Yantic ...[...]

Connecticut State Police said that Michael Ryan Austin, 42, was killed after he lost control of his Harley Davidson while navigating a curve on Bishop Road.[...]

An 80-year-old Wilton man was killed in a crash in Norwalk on Wednesday afternoon. State police said Fred Hunter was on Route 7 South when his Nissan Maxima went across the road and hit a guardrail ...[...]

State police say Fred Hunter, an 80-year-old Wilton man, was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Route 7 in Norwalk on Wednesday afternoon.[...]

Troopers believe that the driver of a Nissan Maxima, identified as 80-year-old Fred Hunter of Wilton, was traveling in the left lane when, for unknown reasons, the Nissan drifted from the left lane ...[...]

Fred Hunter, of Wilton, crashed just after noon when his Nissan Altima drifted across three lanes of traffic on the Route 7 connector near exit 2 just before the crash, Connecticut State Police said.[...]

An 80-year-old Connecticut man was killed on Wednesday, Oct. 2, after his car slammed into a guardrail in Fairfield County, authorities said. Fred Hunter, of Wilton, crashed just after noon when his ...[...]