Connecticut
Adventures on Route 8: Navigating the Chaos in Connecticut
Route 8 is roughly 70 miles of state highway in Connecticut that runs North-South from Bridgeport, through Waterbury and all the way to the Massachusetts state line where it continues into Mass.
Most of the highway is a 4-lane freeway but the northernmost stretch is a two-lane surface road.
I don’t travel Route 8 often but when I do, I wish I wasn’t. Route 8 sucks in the way that fighting with an alligator sucks. I shouldn’t, but once I’m “in it ” there is no way out but through. It is super dangerous and from my experience people treat it like a race track. Recently, I came across a Reddit thread and saw there are a lot of people that feel the way I do.
The post was started by u/hgravesc who said:
Attention Crazy Route 8 Drivers
If you’re going to weave in and out of traffic and tailgate people because they’re not going 100 in a 55, please do us all a favor and wrap your car around a tree. Thank you, that is all.
Here are some of the many comments and there is a fair share of swear words:
NovelRelationship830: “To everyone responding ‘Stay out of the left lane then’, I’d point out that OP said nothing about that, and I agree someone cruising in the passing lane is annoying. OP is complaining about the a-holes that ‘weave in and out of traffic and tailgate people because they’re not going 100 in a 55. Downvote me to your heart’s content, but OP is right. The idiots that drive at breakneck speed and constantly weave in and out of lanes are a hazard. If you have a problem with this, I assume you are one of them. As I said, downvote away…”
NOTE: OP stands for Original Poster
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Helpful-Visit6646: “Please stop with the left lane bitch already. I’m more concerned about the people that can get one of us killed and I rarely see people camp in the left lane around here. But I do see the assholes going 90+ waaay too often.”
SpermicidalManiac666: “I’m with you 99% but let’s not ignore the left lane campers. They’ve gotten totally out of control as well and DO cause problems in their own right. When they’re gumming up the left lane it definitely leads people to using the right lane just to pass and that should not be happening. But to be clear – F— the ass—– doing 100+ and weaving. They’re definitely more dangerous.”
wingey674: “I will be in the left lane then, doing forty, with the blinker on. Good night to all a good night.”
coldnesofrain: “Same with 91/95. Usually an all tinted windows including front windshield Nissan Altima driver or occasionally Honda Accord.”
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SuckaMC69: “I’m with you!!! I’m doing 75/80 passing 7 cars on the right and this s— bag comes up on my ass at least 100, then whips into the far right truck lane by the Shelton exit and cuts all the way back over to the left lane. Clipping the front bumper of a lady in the far left, sending himself into 360’s and into the center median just missing a s— load of cars. Of course it was a BMW all blacked out windows thinking he was Mario f—- Andretti !!! I see it every morning after 7:00am when I have to travel that stretch… state police have been out there in force the last 2 months and seems to have slowed it down.”
sylvester1218: “Time to update that reference. Maybe Lewis Hamilton or Max Verstappen.”
StonkOmaticz: “Just watched a car without a doubt speeding up to the back of a cop as we were approaching the road work that had the fines doubled sign. Cop moved over to the slow lane and I was like here comes karma baby, nope he didn’t do s—. Cops don’t even care as they hand out false tickets.”
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CharacterKatie: “Seriously. Why are there SO many accidents on route 8 in the Naugatuck/Beacon Falls area? It could not be an easier highway to drive on. A few months ago, they had two in one day. Got one cleared just for another one to happen right after. I drive from Watertown to Derby a few nights a week and it’s always nerve wracking. Mostly because people are either doing 94 mph or 38 mph over there with no in between.”
heathercs34: “I saw a late 90s-ish Jeep Cherokee Sport smash right into the jersey barrier on Friday night right by exit 17. Was speeding and weaving around traffic, totally lost control, and smashed head on into the barrier. It was terrifying.”
Wooderson: “Y’all come on down to super 7 in Norwalk and enjoy the fart can morons who do this in beaters.”
Incendiomf: “I couldn’t agree with this any more! My commute is from Thomaston to Derby (exit 15) and I’ve developed significant anxiety in the four months since starting my new job. It’s a frequent topic of conversation between my therapist and I (lol). You’re either stuck going 55mph in the R lane or getting assaulted in the L hand lane. It’s been very difficult and is beginning to interfere with my work. Send help, lol.”
enviri: “don’t forget the horrible water management when it rains…hydroplane city until shelton.”
7worldtraveler: “Something needs to be done. It’s out of control. So dangerous.”
Fatal Collision Sign Next To Scene Of Accident On Busy Road
Swear words, therapists, high-speed wrecks and down-vote dares, this post had it all.
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The second-year Golden State Valkyries keep clearing hurdles that have never been scaled in the history of the WNBA.
They did it again Friday night.
Across the country from Ballhalla, against an opponent with the league’s worst record, the Valkyries became the fastest WNBA expansion franchise to 40 victories.
They needed just 68 games over two seasons to hit the mark.
That was among the bullet points in their 79-64 victory over the Connecticut Sun, an outcome that extended Golden State’s franchise-record win streak to seven games, including the first four in a five-city trip that concludes Wednesday at Indiana.
The Valkyries overcame a rough start on a night in which their All-Star forward, Gabby Williams, was ruled out before tip-off because of a back injury that sidelined her in the fourth quarter of the team’s win in Toronto on Wednesday.
Connecticut, which fell to 5-18, stormed to a 9-2 lead in the opening minutes and maintained an advantage into the second quarter even though its leading scorer on the season, center Brittney Griner, missed her second consecutive game because of a quad strain.
But the Valkyries’ highly touted defense eventually put a grip on the home team, and Golden State grabbed its first lead, 24-23, when Kaila Charles drove for a layup.
The visitors led 30-25 at halftime.
Connecticut kept the margin within single digits for nearly all of the third quarter, but Veronica Burton closed the period with an up-and-under layup as time expired to give Golden State a 54-44 cushion heading into the final 10 minutes.
The Valkyries put the score out of reach when Charles and Burton made back-to-back 3-pointers to widen the lead to 60-44 with 7:19 to play.
Burton had a superb game against her former team, finishing with 17 points, six assists, three rebounds, two blocks and a steal. The Valkyries are undefeated this season when the point guard has at least six assists.
Golden State’s bench contributed 42 points, seven more than its league-high season average. Janelle Salaun led the reserves with 16 points, seven rebounds, and three steals. Laeticia Amihere added six points, five rebounds, three blocks and three assists. The Valkyries also got nine points from Tiffany Hayes and eight from Kaitlyn Chen.
Williams, meanwhile, gave the team a boost from the bench.
“Gabby is still going to contribute, and she still helped us,” Burton said. “She was one of the loudest people throughout the entire game. With that … it’s a next-man-up mentality. There is not necessarily any drop-off. We find different ways to win, and we just rely on every single person on this team.”
With the win, Golden State is the first to 17 victories this season, as the result on Friday improved its record to 17-7, tying the Valkyries with Las Vegas and Minnesota (both 16-6) for the league’s top mark.
How has Golden State done it?
It starts with “high-character” players the front office brought in, coach Natalie Nakase said, noting that everyone has accepted their roles, some more challenging than others.
“The best thing about our team is we have a selfless team that understands matchups,” Nakase said. “Having a deep bench was intentional. But it also comes with the humility that each player has to have that sometimes they can start, sometimes they’ll have a night, sometimes they might not start, sometimes they might not have a night.
“This is a very special group. I am not going to take this group for granted at all because they have meshed a lot better together than I anticipated.”
But even with far more highs than lows, the Valkyries are not a finished product in the eyes of their coach. Nakase noted the team’s slow starts in its previous two games, against Washington and Toronto, and stressed stronger consistency.
The Valkyries had another rough start on Friday.
Afterward, Nakase pointed to fatigue caused by an extended period on the road.
“We lost our vocalness in the first quarter, so I wasn’t really happy with that,” she said. “When you’re tired, the first thing that goes is the mind and they stop talking. We found pockets tonight of when we were very, very connected. But I need to see some rest. They deserve it. Four games in seven days and the emptying-the-tank mentality, I saw a lot of consistency there. But this game was really tough. Credit to Connecticut.”
A woman was arrested and charged with murdering a man whose body was found behind a condominium complex in Farmington in March, police said on Friday.
Cynthia Martinez, 27, was charged with murder, unlawful discharge of a firearm, tampering with evidence, and criminal use of a firearm in connection with the death of 29-year-old Derick William Mercado-Labonte of Bridgeport.
On March 19, officers responded to Talcott Forest Road around 10 a.m. for the report of an untimely death.
They found the body of Mercado-Labonte along the wood line behind a condominium complex. He appeared to have sustained multiple areas of trauma, according to police.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Mercado-Labonte’s death a homicide.
Martinez is being held on a $3,000,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned at the Torrington Superior Court on Friday.
Police said no further information will be released at this time, as this remains an active and ongoing investigation.
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