Connecticut
Day-long storm downs power lines and trees across the state
A storm is on its way out of Connecticut. As of 11 p.m., Eversource showed about 1,700 power outages.
In Haddam, fire crews say a power line came down on a school bus on Maple Avenue West with 13 students and a bus driver inside.
Eversource was called in to remove it, so the students could evacuate and reunite with their parents.
Luckily, fire crews say no one was injured.
Up the street on Turkey Hill Road, there was another downed wire, causing a tree to spark.
Down by the shoreline, people were met with waves and rain.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen the waves be this big before,” Carolynne Kelly, of Old Saybrook, said.
“Not letting it impede my regular routine,” John Moore, of Mystic, said.
“Don’t let it dump on your mood, right?” John Sim, of Noank, said.
Other areas like Putnam and Tolland had trees come down, too.
It’s kept utility crews busy all day and night responding to these outages.
Norwich Public Utilities fixed up a large outage impacting 600 customers earlier in the evening and wrapped up another outage impacting 50 people around 10 p.m.
“If you see a wire that’s come down you have to assume its energized and potentially a lethal hazard. Stay away from a downed wire,” Chris Riley, of Norwich Public Utilities, said. “If you lose power, don’t lose patience. We’re going to do what we can to get the lights back on quickly.”
Utilities encourage people to report their outages, and to not assume someone else already has.
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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