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Connecticut Firefighter Remembered For ‘Selfless Dedication’ – We-Ha | West Hartford News
Members of the West Hartford Fire Department and West Hartford Police Department stood at attention Wednesday as they watched the procession carrying the body Robert “Sharky” Sharkevich Sr. from the Medical Examiner at UConn Health Center to the funeral home in Wethersfield.
West Hartford, CT, Oct. 23, 2024. Procession for Wethersfield Firefighter Robert Sharkevich. Photo by Joe Faraoni
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A Connecticut firefighter who died Tuesday responding to a wildfire at Lamentation Mountain in Berlin will be remembered as a hero, officials said Wednesday.
Robert “Sharky” Sharkevich Sr., 66, a member of the Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department and former member of the Hartford Fire Department, was operating a utility vehicle on a steep rocky incline when it flipped over on Tuesday on the Meriden side of the fire, Meriden police said. Three other Wethersfield firefighters were also injured.
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West Hartford, CT, Oct. 23, 2024. Procession for Wethersfield Firefighter Robert Sharkevich. Photo by Joe Faraoni
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Naugatuck Police say one person has been arrested after a multi-car accident on Route 63 Saturday afternoon.
According to police, they responded to the area of Route 63 and Cherry Street around 1 p.m. for reports of a collision with injuries.
They say a 30-year-old man from Waterbury was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of drugs/alcohol, operating under the influence with a child passenger, illegal possession of prescription drugs, failure to keep narcotics in the original container, risk of injury to a child and distracted driving.
Police say he is being held on a $10,000 Surety Bond.
This is all the information at this time.
BURLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman is dead after police said she was involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on Friday in Burlington.
According to Connecticut State Police, a Toyota RAV4 and Peterbuilt 386 tractor-trailer collided head-on on Route 4 near Punch Brook Road at around 4:49 p.m. on Friday.
The driver of the Toyota, identified as 64-year-old Mary Christine Ferland of Burlington, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, according to state police. No one else was in either vehicle at the time of the crash.
The crash is still under investigation by state police, anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Brew at 860-626-7900.
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