Connecticut
Sasco Beach in Fairfield reopens after police investigation
Sasco Beach in Fairfield was closed for awhile on Tuesday for a police investigation and it has reopened.
Police said there was no threat to the public, but the beach was temporarily closed and they asked people to avoid the area.
Police Activity at Sasco Beach: We’re investigating an incident at Sasco Beach. There’s no threat to the public, but the beach is temporarily closed. Please avoid the area. Updates will follow as more info becomes available. Thank you for your cooperation. pic.twitter.com/4dlbLareyy
— Fairfield Police, CT (@FPDCT) December 31, 2024
Police later said a man died by what appeared to be suicide.
SUICIDE PREVENTION HELP: Here is information on suicide prevention from the National Institute of Mental Health. If you are in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or reach out to the Crisis Text Line by texting ‘Home’ to 741741.
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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