Connecticut
Connecticut State Parks reach capacity ahead of Fourth of July; closures reported
(WFSB) – DEEP has announced that several state parks have reached full capacity in anticipation of Fourth of July celebrations.
State parks and beaches began closing their gates due to reaching full capacity as early as 8 a.m.
As of 10 a.m., the following state parks are closed:
- Squantz Pond State Park, New Fairfield
- Gardner Lake State Park, Salem
- Bigelow Hollow State Park, Union
- Millers Pond State Park, Haddam
- Pattaconk Recreation Area – Cockaponset State Forest
- Quaddick State Park, Thompson
- Burr Pond State Park, Torrington
- Wadsworth Falls State Park, Middletown
- Rock Neck State Park, East Lyme
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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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