Connecticut Fatal Accidents

State troopers across Connecticut responded to 159 motor vehicle crashes on the Fourth of July, including two separate wrecks that left two people dead, Connecticut State Police said.[...]

A 25-year-old Connecticut man was killed when a Jeep crashed into him on I-84 after he'd been thrown from his own vehicle, authorities said. Ezequier Ernesto Galarza, of Waterbury, lost control of his ...[...]

Police have identified a motorcyclist killed Thursday afternoon in a crash on Route 63 that involved a pickup truck towing a trailer.  The man killed was Hunter Loomis 20, of the Oakville section of ...[...]

Police said Galarza was traveling in the right lane of I-84 eastbound near Exit 16 when he lost control of his motorbike. He somehow got off the motorbike and was struck by the Jeep while he was ...[...]

A man died after he was thrown from his motorcycle after losing control of it and was hit by a car as he walked on the highway early Friday, according to Connecticut State Police.[...]

A Waterbury man was killed in a crash on Interstate 84 eastbound early Friday, according to Connecticut State Police.  The agency identified him as Ezequier Ernesto Galarza, 25.  State police said ...[...]

A Connecticut town with eight pedestrian fatalities in the past three-and-a-half years has taken some steps to increase its traffic safety. West Hartford adopted the Vision Zero program in 2023, with ...[...]

State police said a GoPro video on the motorcycle allegedly showed the bike reached speeds up to 95 mph prior to the crash.[...]

A Manchester man was arrested Wednesday after a 2024 crash that killed a woman in Windsor, state police said. Randy Carrero, 33, was allegedly driving a motorcycle on I-91 ...[...]

WINDSOR, Connecticut - A Manchester man has been charged in connection with a fatal motorcycle crash last year in Windsor. The motorcycle's passenger, 20-year-old Valerie Ann Eaton, of East Hartford, ...[...]

A 75-year-old Bridgeport resident died after a single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning near the intersection of Ferry Boulevard and Barnum Avenue, police said. The driver was transported to a local ...[...]

Driving on Connecticut's highways, you almost expect to see people speeding. Lawmakers and state officials continue to work on ways to slow people down, and now, there is potential for some technology ...[...]

STRATFORD - A Bridgeport resident was killed in a crash on Ferry Boulevard in Stratford Tuesday morning, according to police. Stratford police Capt. Robert Burroughs said the single-car crash took ...[...]

Part of Connecticut Avenue was temporarily closed Tuesday morning following a fatal single-car crash. There was a crash around 4 a.m. at Connecticut Avenue and Adams Drive in Kensington, according' Re ...[...]

One person died after a single-vehicle collision occurred early Tuesday morning on Connecticut Avenue in Kensington.[...]

DEVELOPING: One person died Tuesday morning following a single-vehicle crash in Montgomery County, according to police.[...]

Six people were killed after a small plane crashed in northeast Ohio on Sunday morning, officials said. Two crew members and four passengers were on board the Cessna 441 plane that crashed seven ...[...]

A 53-year-old Connecticut woman was killed Wednesday evening, June 25, in a fatal Route 254 wreck. Terri Mae Cullen, of Waterbury, was driving north on the highway in Litchfield at Windsong Drive just ...[...]

A 53-year-old Connecticut woman was killed Wednesday evening, June 25, in a fatal Route 254 wreck. Terri Mae Cullen, of Waterbury, was driving north on the highway in Litchfield at Windsong Drive just ...[...]

Jordan Patterson of Windsor Locks was found fatally shot in his vehicle in Manchester back in May. Now, police say a teenager is in custody, charged with murder.[...]

New York State Police have identified the person killed in a Interstate 84 crash in Kent as Nodir Umarov, 36, of Brooklyn.[...]

A motorcyclist was killed after he was thrown from his bike after hitting a deer, before an oncoming car ran over him, authorities said. Philip Labonte, 37, of Thomaston, was riding his ...[...]

The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information has been asked to contact Trooper Patrick Miko at 203-393-4200 or Patrick.Miko@ct.gov.[...]

BETHANY - A 37-year-old motorcyclist was killed Monday night after he hit a deer and then was struck by a car, police said. Connecticut State Police said the crash occurred on Wooding Hill Road ...[...]

BETHANY - A 37-year-old motorcyclist was killed Monday night after he hit a deer and then was struck by a car, police said. Connecticut State Police said the crash occurred on Wooding Hill Road around ...[...]

The Providence Fire Department said that a person died after a rollover crash on Interstate 95 South Sunday morning. Firefighters responded to the area of exit 37B around 3 a.m. to find a ...[...]

Luke Roux had just graduated from Farmington High School when he was killed by a drunk driver. His grieving parents Carri and Steve created a foundation in his name, aimed at keeping drunk drivers off ...[...]

An Amtrak train hit and killed a pedestrian in Connecticut around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 21. The crash happened near Columbus Avenue in East Lyme. None of the 389 passengers and crew aboard the ...[...]

A 20-year-old Connecticut man was sentenced Friday to 16 years in prison for a 2023 crash that killed a Hartford police officer and seriously injured his partner.[...]

Connecticut State Police have released the name of the Pennsylvania driver of a tractor-trailer who was killed earlier this week in a crash on Interstate 84. He was identified as Brian Lloyd, 60, of ...[...]

Patrol officers responded to Main Street, near Tower Avenue, at 11:55 p.m. after reports that a vehicle hit a pedestrian and they found the victim, Lutricia Daniels, 40, of Chicopee, Massachusetts.[...]

"I can't erase the picture of how I found him," the man said of finding his son's body almost 12 hours after the fatal crash.[...]

Authorities have identified the 63-year-old man who was killed in a head-on collision on Wednesday, June 18, in Westbrook. Robert Lewis Jones, of Chester, was driving north on Essex Road (Route 153) ...[...]

A bear was hit and killed by a vehicle on Route 2 in Marlborough on Thursday morning, according to Connecticut State Police. Troopers responded to the crash around 10 a.m. The crash happened on the ...[...]