Connecticut
Multiple roads closed across Connecticut due to downed trees, wires
CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — Multiple roadways across Connecticut are closed due to downed trees and wires on Sunday.
Steady winds of 20-25 mph are forecasted, with gusts in up to 35 mph for parts of Connecticut throughout the day.
The following roads are or were closed due to downed trees and wires as of 3 p.m. on Sunday.
- Milford: I-95 Southbound between Exits 36 and 35 reopened after tree fell into the right lane, according to CTDOT.
- Franklin: Route 32 at Plains Road is closed due to tree hung on wires, according to CTDOT.
- Stamford: Long Ridge Road at Mountain Wood Road is closed due to a downed tree and wires, according to the city of Stamford.
- Easton: Redding Road is closed near Route 58 due to a downed tree and wires, according to the Easton Police Department.
- West Thompson: 190 block of Ravenelle Road is closed between Bull Hill Road and Red Bridge Road, according to the West Thompson Fire Department.
- North Branford: Village Street is closed due to a downed tree limb, according to Town Manager Michael Downes.
The cities of Danbury and Waterbury saw gusts up to 36 mph Sunday afternoon.
This is a developing story. Stay with News 8 for updates.
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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